Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus
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Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus is the Latin name for Old St. Peter’s Basilica, the early Christian church in Rome that preceded the current St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T641997 — 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 Sancti Petri Vetus Context triple: [Old St. Peter's Basilica, LatinName, Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus]
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A.
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
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B.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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C.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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D.
Santa Maria ad Martyres
Santa Maria ad Martyres is the official Christian basilica designation of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, a former Roman temple converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs.
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E.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
- 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 Sancti Petri Vetus Target entity description: Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus is the Latin name for Old St. Peter’s Basilica, the early Christian church in Rome that preceded the current St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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A.
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
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B.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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C.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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D.
Santa Maria ad Martyres
Santa Maria ad Martyres is the official Christian basilica designation of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, a former Roman temple converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs.
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E.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church building
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demolished building ⓘ early Christian basilica ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Christian architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica ⓘ |
| builtOver | traditional burial site of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Constantine I
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| constructionEnd | c. 333 ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
c. 318
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reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| contains |
Old St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
tomb of Saint Peter
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| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
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| demolishedFor | construction of the new St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ |
| demolitionEnd | early 17th century ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | 1506 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| floorPlanInfluence | influenced later Western church architecture ⓘ |
| followedBy |
St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Peter’s Basilica
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| function |
papal basilica
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pilgrimage church ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Old St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
Old St. Peter’s Basilica
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| hasLatinName | Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus self-link ⓘ |
| heritage | major monument of early Christian Rome ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Middle Ages
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late antiquity ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Papal States ⓘ Rome ⓘ Vatican Hill ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vatican Necropolis ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
five-aisled basilican plan
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large atrium known as the Paradise ⓘ richly decorated apse mosaic ⓘ transept-like extension near the apse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vatican City institutions
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surface form:
Vatican complex
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| precededBy | memorial over the tomb of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | principal church of Western Christianity in late antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| successorBuilding |
St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
New St. Peter’s Basilica
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| usedAs |
site of important liturgical celebrations
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site of papal coronations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus Description of subject: Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus is the Latin name for Old St. Peter’s Basilica, the early Christian church in Rome that preceded the current St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Referenced by (2)
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