Basilica of Saint Mary
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The Basilica of Saint Mary is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Minneapolis, Minnesota, renowned as the first basilica established in the United States and noted for its Beaux-Arts architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of Saint Mary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7422324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basilica of Saint Mary Context triple: [Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, hasCoCathedral, Basilica of Saint Mary]
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Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs
The Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon in Rome, is an ancient Roman temple converted into a Catholic church and renowned for its vast domed rotunda and central oculus.
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Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
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St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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D.
Basilica of Our Lady
The Basilica of Our Lady is a prominent Romanesque Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Maastricht, Netherlands, renowned for its fortress-like appearance and veneration of the Virgin Mary.
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basilica of Saint Mary Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint Mary is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Minneapolis, Minnesota, renowned as the first basilica established in the United States and noted for its Beaux-Arts architecture.
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A.
Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs
The Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon in Rome, is an ancient Roman temple converted into a Catholic church and renowned for its vast domed rotunda and central oculus.
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B.
Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
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C.
St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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D.
Basilica of Our Lady
The Basilica of Our Lady is a prominent Romanesque Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Maastricht, Netherlands, renowned for its fortress-like appearance and veneration of the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ historic place ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Emmanuel Louis Masqueray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Ellerbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Classical Revival architecture ⓘ |
| basilicaStatusGrantedBy | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basilicaStatusYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| category |
Basilicas in the United States
ⓘ
Beaux-Arts architecture in Minnesota ⓘ Churches in Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ |
| city | Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dome | central dome ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | Latin cross plan ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high altar
ⓘ
marble columns ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageDesignationCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirst | first basilica established in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minneapolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ |
| materials |
granite
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Basilica Block Party music festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Beaux-Arts façade
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elaborate interior decoration ⓘ large copper dome ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 88 North 17th Street ⓘ |
| towerCount | 2 ⓘ |
| uses |
community events
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concert venue ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of Saint Mary Description of subject: The Basilica of Saint Mary is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Minneapolis, Minnesota, renowned as the first basilica established in the United States and noted for its Beaux-Arts architecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.