Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Roman Catholic cathedral historic church building minor basilica national shrine

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland, recognized as the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States and a landmark of American religious architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary canonical	12
Baltimore Basilica	8
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1893180 — 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 the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Context triple: [Mount Vernon neighborhood, hasLandmark, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary]

A. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
B. Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Honolulu, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in continuous use in the United States and the seat of the Diocese of Honolulu.
C. St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark located in the heart of Santiago de Cuba.
E. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral that once served as the principal church and landmark of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before being largely destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
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 the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Target entity description: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland, recognized as the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States and a landmark of American religious architecture.

A. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
B. Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Honolulu, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in continuous use in the United States and the seat of the Diocese of Honolulu.
C. St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark located in the heart of Santiago de Cuba.
E. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral that once served as the principal church and landmark of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before being largely destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ historic church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	America’s First Cathedral ⓘ Baltimore Basilica ⓘ linked to: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
architect	Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ
architecturalSignificance	landmark of American religious architecture ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	John Carroll ⓘ early American Catholicism ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	major landmark of Baltimore ⓘ
completionDate	1821 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1821 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Assumption of Mary
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Baltimore
function	cathedral church ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Baltimore
groundbreakingDate	1806 ⓘ
hasCrypt	yes ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasNave	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1971 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore ⓘ Maryland ⓘ
notableFeature	classical portico ⓘ large central dome ⓘ twin towers at the west front ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	1969 ⓘ
NRHPType	individual property ⓘ
owner	Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Baltimore
papalDesignation	minor basilica ⓘ
papalDesignationBy	Pope Pius XI ⓘ
papalDesignationYear	1937 ⓘ
primaryMaterial	masonry ⓘ
publicAccess	open to visitors ⓘ
significance	first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States ⓘ
status	co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
usedFor	Mass ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ sacraments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Mount Vernon neighborhood → hasLandmark → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland) → locatedNear → Baltimore Basilica ⓘ