Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza

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Baroque church Roman Catholic church church building

Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza is a renowned Baroque church in Rome celebrated for its innovative centralized plan and distinctive corkscrew lantern dome designed by Francesco Borromini.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza	5
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza canonical	4
Palazzo della Sapienza	1
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (dome)	1
Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza (through patronage network)	1
Sant’Ivo dei Giuristi	1
Sapienza University of Rome buildings	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1101592 — 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: Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
Context triple: [Francesco Borromini, notableWork, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza]

A. Roma Tre University
Roma Tre University is a public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its modern campus and multidisciplinary academic programs.
B. Tor Vergata University of Rome
Tor Vergata University of Rome is a major public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its strong programs in science, engineering, economics, and medicine.
C. Collegio Nazareno in Rome
Collegio Nazareno in Rome is a historic Catholic educational institution in Rome known for having educated notable figures including Pope Leo XIII.
D. 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.
E. Collegio Romano
Collegio Romano was a prominent Jesuit college in Rome that served as a major center of Catholic education and scholarship during the Counter-Reformation.
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: Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
Target entity description: Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza is a renowned Baroque church in Rome celebrated for its innovative centralized plan and distinctive corkscrew lantern dome designed by Francesco Borromini.

A. Roma Tre University
Roma Tre University is a public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its modern campus and multidisciplinary academic programs.
B. Tor Vergata University of Rome
Tor Vergata University of Rome is a major public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its strong programs in science, engineering, economics, and medicine.
C. Collegio Nazareno in Rome
Collegio Nazareno in Rome is a historic Catholic educational institution in Rome known for having educated notable figures including Pope Leo XIII.
D. 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.
E. Collegio Romano
Collegio Romano was a prominent Jesuit college in Rome that served as a major center of Catholic education and scholarship during the Counter-Reformation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ church building ⓘ
affiliation	University of Rome La Sapienza (historical) ⓘ linked to: Sapienza University of Rome
alsoKnownAs	Sant’Ivo dei Giuristi ⓘ linked to: Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
architect	Francesco Borromini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	High Baroque ⓘ linked to: Late Baroque
city	Rome ⓘ
completionDate	1660 ⓘ
constructionStart	1642 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Ivo of Kermartin ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
domeType	lantern dome ⓘ
façadeOrientation	towards the courtyard of Palazzo della Sapienza ⓘ
function	university chapel ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1642 ⓘ
hasCourtyardFront	Cortile della Sapienza ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the historic centre of Rome ⓘ
influenced	later Baroque church architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	Gothic architecture ⓘ Renaissance centralized church plans ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Rite
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ
notableFeature	concave–convex wall geometry ⓘ corkscrew lantern dome ⓘ hexagram-based floor plan ⓘ spiral lantern ⓘ star-shaped plan ⓘ
partOf	Palazzo della Sapienza ⓘ linked to: Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
patron	Pope Alexander VII ⓘ Pope Innocent X ⓘ Pope Urban VIII ⓘ
planType	centralized plan ⓘ
primaryUse	academic ceremonies ⓘ religious services ⓘ
region	historic centre of Rome ⓘ linked to: Historic Centre of Rome
religiousOrder	Clergy of the Roman Curia (jurists) ⓘ
roofFeature	spiral lantern with flaming crown ⓘ
significance	landmark of Baroque architecture in Rome ⓘ masterpiece of Francesco Borromini ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	within UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ

How these facts were elicited