Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

E116864

Roman Catholic cathedral church building landmark minor basilica

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo canonical	2
Cattedrale metropolitana di San Lorenzo	1
Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T904828 — 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: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Context triple: [Genoa, hasLandmark, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo]

A. Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
B. Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
C. Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
D. Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
E. Naples Cathedral
Naples Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Naples, Italy, renowned for its Gothic architecture and as the seat of the city's archbishop.
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: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Target entity description: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.

A. Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
B. Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
C. Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
D. Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
E. Naples Cathedral
Naples Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Naples, Italy, renowned for its Gothic architecture and as the seat of the city's archbishop.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Genoa Cathedral ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
cityCenterLocation	historic center of Genoa ⓘ
constructionPeriod	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Lawrence ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of Genoa ⓘ
façadeCompletion	13th century ⓘ
flooring	marble pavement ⓘ
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	seat of the Archbishop of Genoa ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Genoa ⓘ
hasArtwork	medieval frescoes ⓘ mosaics ⓘ sculptures ⓘ
hasBellTower	asymmetrical bell towers ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
hasPart	Chapel of St. John the Baptist ⓘ bell towers ⓘ crypt ⓘ
hasRelics	relics of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Italian national monument ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Genoa ⓘ Liguria ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
nativeName	Cattedrale metropolitana di San Lorenzo ⓘ linked to: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
nativeNameLanguage	it ⓘ
notableFeature	black-and-white banded exterior ⓘ richly decorated interior ⓘ rose window ⓘ sculpted portals ⓘ striped marble façade ⓘ
orientation	west-facing façade ⓘ
primaryUse	liturgical services ⓘ
publicAccess	open to visitors ⓘ
region	northwestern Italy ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Genoa ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Genoa → hasLandmark → Cattedrale di San Lorenzo ⓘ

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo → nativeName → Cattedrale metropolitana di San Lorenzo ⓘ

linked to: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

Genoa Cathedral → nativeName → Cattedrale di San Lorenzo ⓘ

Genoa Cathedral → hasMuseum → Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo ⓘ