Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
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Christian holy site
Eastern Orthodox monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic district
historic town
pilgrimage site
The Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Patmos, revered as the traditional place where Saint John is believed to have received and recorded the Book of Revelation.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T916855 — 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: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse Context triple: [Patmos, UNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse]
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A.
Gregoriou Monastery
Gregoriou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual life, and collection of religious manuscripts and icons.
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B.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, historic manuscripts, and traditional Athonite monastic life.
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Esphigmenou Monastery
Esphigmenou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its traditionalist stance and long-standing disputes with the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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D.
Dochiariou Monastery
Dochiariou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual heritage, and treasured icons.
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E.
Simonopetra Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery is a prominent Eastern Orthodox monastic community dramatically perched on a rocky cliff on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its striking architecture and spiritual heritage.
- 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: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse Target entity description: The Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Patmos, revered as the traditional place where Saint John is believed to have received and recorded the Book of Revelation.
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A.
Gregoriou Monastery
Gregoriou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual life, and collection of religious manuscripts and icons.
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B.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, historic manuscripts, and traditional Athonite monastic life.
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C.
Esphigmenou Monastery
Esphigmenou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its traditionalist stance and long-standing disputes with the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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D.
Dochiariou Monastery
Dochiariou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual heritage, and treasured icons.
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E.
Simonopetra Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery is a prominent Eastern Orthodox monastic community dramatically perched on a rocky cliff on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its striking architecture and spiritual heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy site
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Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ historic district ⓘ historic town ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Book of Revelation
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Saint John the Theologian ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
composition of the Book of Revelation ⓘ visions of Saint John ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
fortified houses
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narrow streets ⓘ whitewashed buildings ⓘ |
| contains |
Cave of the Apocalypse
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Chora of Patmos ⓘ
linked to:
Chora
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian ⓘ frescoes ⓘ icons ⓘ library ⓘ manuscript collection ⓘ rock fissure venerated as place of Revelation ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint John the Theologian
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linked to:
Apostle John
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| developedAround | Monastery of Saint John the Theologian ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Christodoulos of Patmos ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1088 ⓘ |
| function |
monastic centre
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spiritual centre of Patmos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dodecanese
ⓘ
Patmos ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
Patmos ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
Patmos ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
South Aegean region ⓘ island of Patmos ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageDestinationFor |
Christian pilgrims
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Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
| notedFor |
continuity of Christian worship since early Christianity
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integration of monastic, pilgrimage, and urban functions in a small island setting ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Byzantine period
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| significance | traditional site of the Revelation to Saint John ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 942 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1999 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse Description of subject: The Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Patmos, revered as the traditional place where Saint John is believed to have received and recorded the Book of Revelation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Patmos
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
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subject linked to:
island of Patmos
linked to: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
Chora (Patmos)
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heritageStatusRelatedTo
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UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse"
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subject linked to:
Chora
linked to: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
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partOf
→
World Heritage Site "Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos"
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linked to: Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse