Sioni Cathedral

E104298

Christian church building Georgian Orthodox church cathedral

Sioni Cathedral is a historic Georgian Orthodox church in Tbilisi, renowned as one of the country’s principal religious and architectural landmarks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sioni Cathedral canonical	2
Sioni (Dormition of the Virgin)	1
Sioni Church of the Dormition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T797520 — 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: Sioni Cathedral
Context triple: [Georgian Orthodox Church, cathedral, Sioni Cathedral]

A. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is a medieval Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, renowned as one of the country’s most sacred and architecturally significant religious monuments.
B. Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, commonly known as Sameba, is a monumental modern Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus region.
C. Bagrati Cathedral
Bagrati Cathedral is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church in Kutaisi, renowned as a masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture and a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage.
D. Martvili Monastery
Martvili Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in western Georgia, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.
E. Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the principal church of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest cathedrals in the world, serving as the spiritual heart of Armenian Christianity.
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: Sioni Cathedral
Target entity description: Sioni Cathedral is a historic Georgian Orthodox church in Tbilisi, renowned as one of the country’s principal religious and architectural landmarks.

A. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is a medieval Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, renowned as one of the country’s most sacred and architecturally significant religious monuments.
B. Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, commonly known as Sameba, is a monumental modern Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus region.
C. Bagrati Cathedral
Bagrati Cathedral is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church in Kutaisi, renowned as a masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture and a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage.
D. Martvili Monastery
Martvili Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in western Georgia, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.
E. Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the principal church of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest cathedrals in the world, serving as the spiritual heart of Armenian Christianity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church building ⓘ Georgian Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ
affiliation	Patriarchate of Georgia ⓘ linked to: Georgian Orthodox Church
alsoKnownAs	Sioni Church of the Dormition ⓘ linked to: Sioni Cathedral
architecturalStyle	Georgian ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	domed cross-in-square church ⓘ
cityCenterLandmark	yes ⓘ
constructionBegan	6th century ⓘ
constructionCompleted	7th century ⓘ
contains	iconostasis ⓘ religious icons ⓘ tombs of church dignitaries ⓘ
country	Georgia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Dormition of the Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Dormition of the Theotokos
denomination	Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
governingBody	Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasCemetery	yes ⓘ
hasCourtyard	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	apse ⓘ bell tower ⓘ central dome ⓘ frescoes ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic monument of national significance of Georgia ⓘ
historicalRole	traditional seat of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia for centuries ⓘ
locatedIn	Old Tbilisi ⓘ Tbilisi ⓘ
locatedNear	Mtkvari River ⓘ
locatedOn	Sioni Street ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Zion in Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Western Hill of Jerusalem
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
rebuiltIn	13th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significance	important architectural monument of Georgia ⓘ major religious landmark of Georgia ⓘ one of the principal churches of Tbilisi ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	Divine Liturgy ⓘ baptisms ⓘ funeral services ⓘ major church feasts ⓘ weddings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian Orthodox Church → cathedral → Sioni Cathedral ⓘ

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia → cathedral → Sioni Cathedral ⓘ

Sioni Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Sioni Church of the Dormition ⓘ

linked to: Sioni Cathedral

Ateni → nearbyMonumentDedication → Sioni (Dormition of the Virgin) ⓘ