The First Church of Christ, Scientist

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Christian Science church church building mother church religious organization headquarters

The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Boston-based mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
The First Church of Christ, Scientist canonical	13
The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist	3
Christian Science Reading Room (on or near the plaza)	1
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago)	1
First Church of Christ, Scientist (original building, Boston)	1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist (denomination)	1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist complex	1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist organization	1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts	1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts	1
The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T983451 — 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: The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Context triple: [Church of Christ, Scientist, hasOfficialName, The First Church of Christ, Scientist]

A. Church of the Resurrection
The Church of the Resurrection, more widely known today as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his tomb.
B. Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
C. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
D. Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
E. Trinity Church
Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal parish church in Lower Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and prominent location at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway.
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: The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Target entity description: The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Boston-based mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy.

A. Church of the Resurrection
The Church of the Resurrection, more widely known today as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his tomb.
B. Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
C. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
D. Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
E. Trinity Church
Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal parish church in Lower Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and prominent location at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian Science church ⓘ church building ⓘ mother church ⓘ religious organization headquarters ⓘ
affiliation	The Christian Science Publishing Society ⓘ linked to: Christian Science Publishing Company
architecturalStyle	Renaissance Revival ⓘ Romanesque Revival ⓘ
associatedWith	Mary Baker Eddy Library ⓘ The Christian Science Monitor ⓘ
category	Christian Science churches ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist Churches in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Religious buildings and structures completed in 1894 ⓘ
city	Boston ⓘ linked to: Boston, Massachusetts
completionDate	1894 ⓘ
constructionStart	1893 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Christian Science ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist
denominationHeadquarters	Christian Science ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist
foundedBy	Mary Baker Eddy ⓘ
founder	Mary Baker Eddy ⓘ
governingBody	The Christian Science Board of Directors ⓘ linked to: Christian Science Board of Directors
hasAddress	The Mother Church, 210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: The Mother Church, Boston
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ colonnade ⓘ large reflecting pool ⓘ
hasPart	Mother Church Extension ⓘ linked to: The Mother Church Original Mother Church ⓘ linked to: The Mother Church
headquartersOf	The Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist
heritageDesignation	Boston Landmark ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inception	1894 ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
location	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
material	granite ⓘ
motherChurchOf	The Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist
namedAfter	Christ, Scientist ⓘ
near	Prudential Center, Boston ⓘ linked to: Prudential Center
NRHPType	contributing property ⓘ
ownedBy	The Christian Science Board of Directors ⓘ linked to: Christian Science Board of Directors
partOf	The Christian Science Plaza ⓘ
religion	Christian Science ⓘ linked to: Church of Christ, Scientist
serviceType	Sunday worship service ⓘ Wednesday testimony meeting ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
use	administrative headquarters ⓘ place of worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

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

Church of Christ, Scientist → hasOfficialName → The First Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures → associatedOrganization → The First Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ

The Christian Science Monitor → owner → The First Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ

The Christian Science Monitor → parentOrganization → The First Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ

Christian Science Board of Directors → parentOrganization → The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ