Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura

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Catholic church basilica church building minor basilica titular church

The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura	5
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura canonical	3
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le mura	2
San Lorenzo fuori le Mura	2
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome	1
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le mura (partial extraterritorial areas)	1
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Damaso	1
basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome	1
basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome	1
complesso monumentale di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084651 — 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: Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
Context triple: [Pope Pius IX, burialPlace, Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura]

A. Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
B. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
C. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
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.
D. Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a grand Roman Catholic church in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its Michelangelo-designed architecture and monumental meridian line.
E. Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
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: Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
Target entity description: The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.

A. Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
B. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
C. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
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.
D. Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a grand Roman Catholic church in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its Michelangelo-designed architecture and monumental meridian line.
E. Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ titular church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ early Christian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian pilgrimage in Rome ⓘ
containsRelicsOf	Saint Justin ⓘ linked to: Justin Martyr Saint Stephen the Protomartyr ⓘ linked to: Saint Stephen
containsTombOf	Pope Damasus II ⓘ Pope Hilarius ⓘ Pope Pius IX ⓘ Pope Sixtus III ⓘ Pope Zosimus ⓘ Saint Lawrence ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
damagedInEvent	World War II bombing of Rome ⓘ linked to: World War II bombing
dedicatedTo	Saint Lawrence ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	4th century ⓘ
hasFeature	campanile ⓘ catacombs of Saint Lawrence ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome cosmatesque floor ⓘ crypt ⓘ medieval cloister ⓘ portico ⓘ triumphal arch mosaic ⓘ
hasLatinName	Basilica Sancti Laurentii extra muros ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
hasTitle	San Lorenzo fuori le Mura ⓘ linked to: Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
heritageDesignation	Italian national monument ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	papal basilica by tradition ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ Via Tiburtina ⓘ outside the Aurelian Walls ⓘ quartiere Tiburtino ⓘ
locatedNear	Verano Cemetery ⓘ
nameMeaning	Saint Lawrence outside the walls ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
oneOf	Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome ⓘ
partOf	Diocese of Rome ⓘ suburbicarian see of Rome ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Pope Honorius III ⓘ Pope Pelagius II ⓘ
rebuiltInPeriod	13th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restoredInPeriod	20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited