Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia

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Catholic shrine basilica church pilgrimage site

The Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia is a major Catholic shrine in Cascia, Italy, dedicated to Saint Rita and renowned as a pilgrimage site for devotees seeking her intercession.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia	2
Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia canonical	1
Monastery of Saint Rita of Cascia	1
Sanctuary of Saint Rita of Cascia	1
monastery of Saint Rita of Cascia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13221567 — 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 Santa Rita da Cascia
Context triple: [Valnerina, hasReligiousSite, Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia]

A. Basilica of San Francesco di Paola
The Basilica of San Francesco di Paola is a prominent Neoclassical church in Naples, Italy, known for its grand domed structure and its position as a focal point of Piazza del Plebiscito.
B. Basilica of Santa Chiara
The Basilica of Santa Chiara is a 13th-century Gothic church in Assisi, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Clare and preserving important frescoes and medieval artworks.
C. Basilica of Saint Teresa
The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.
D. Basilica of Santa Maria
The Basilica of Santa Maria is a historic Catholic church in Elche, Spain, renowned for its Baroque architecture and as the traditional setting of the Mystery Play of Elche, a UNESCO-recognized cultural event.
E. Basilica of the National Vow
The Basilica of the National Vow is a monumental neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive of its style in the Americas.
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 Santa Rita da Cascia
Target entity description: The Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia is a major Catholic shrine in Cascia, Italy, dedicated to Saint Rita and renowned as a pilgrimage site for devotees seeking her intercession.

A. Basilica of San Francesco di Paola
The Basilica of San Francesco di Paola is a prominent Neoclassical church in Naples, Italy, known for its grand domed structure and its position as a focal point of Piazza del Plebiscito.
B. Basilica of Santa Chiara
The Basilica of Santa Chiara is a 13th-century Gothic church in Assisi, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Clare and preserving important frescoes and medieval artworks.
C. Basilica of Saint Teresa
The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.
D. Basilica of Santa Maria
The Basilica of Santa Maria is a historic Catholic church in Elche, Spain, renowned for its Baroque architecture and as the traditional setting of the Mystery Play of Elche, a UNESCO-recognized cultural event.
E. Basilica of the National Vow
The Basilica of the National Vow is a monumental neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive of its style in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic shrine ⓘ basilica church ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	20th-century ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Augustinian nuns ⓘ devotion to impossible causes ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
diocese	Diocese of Spoleto-Norcia ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Spoleto
feastDayCelebratedOn	22 May ⓘ
floorCount	multiple levels including crypt ⓘ
hasArtwork	frescoes depicting the life of Saint Rita ⓘ sculptures of Saint Rita ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation	42.717°N 13.016°E ⓘ
hasFunction	pilgrimage destination ⓘ place of worship ⓘ reliquary shrine ⓘ
hasPart	chapel of Saint Rita ⓘ crypt ⓘ monastery of Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia relics of Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ tomb of Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.santaritadacascia.org ⓘ
heritageDesignation	major shrine ⓘ
isNamedAfter	Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
isPartOf	Catholic pilgrimage network in Italy ⓘ
isPlaceOfPilgrimageFor	Catholic pilgrims ⓘ devotees seeking the intercession of Saint Rita ⓘ
languageOfWorship	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Cascia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Province of Perugia ⓘ Umbria ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
locatedNear	Apennine Mountains ⓘ linked to: Apennines
mainPurpose	veneration of Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
patronSaint	Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
significantEvent	feast of Saint Rita of Cascia ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
visitorFacilities	accommodation for pilgrims ⓘ confessionals ⓘ religious gift shops ⓘ

How these facts were elicited