St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg

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Gothic church church building cultural heritage monument pilgrimage church

St. Elizabeth’s Church in Marburg is a prominent 13th-century Gothic pilgrimage church built over the tomb of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and regarded as one of the earliest purely Gothic churches in Germany.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Elisabethkirche, Marburg	1
St. Elisabeth’s Church, Marburg	1
St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2164452 — 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: St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg
Context triple: [Marburg, Hesse, Germany, hasLandmark, St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg]

A. St. Elisabeth's Church, Homburg
St. Elisabeth's Church in Homburg is a historic church in Germany notable as the final resting place of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom.
B. St. Mary’s Church, Hanau
St. Mary’s Church in Hanau is a historic German church notable as the burial site of Princess Mary of Great Britain.
C. Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
D. All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church in Wittenberg is a historic Lutheran church in Germany renowned as the site of Martin Luther’s tomb and closely associated with the origins of the Protestant Reformation.
E. St. Sebaldus Church
St. Sebaldus Church is a prominent medieval Lutheran church in Nuremberg, Germany, renowned for its Gothic architecture and richly decorated interior.
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: St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg
Target entity description: St. Elizabeth’s Church in Marburg is a prominent 13th-century Gothic pilgrimage church built over the tomb of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and regarded as one of the earliest purely Gothic churches in Germany.

A. St. Elisabeth's Church, Homburg
St. Elisabeth's Church in Homburg is a historic church in Germany notable as the final resting place of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom.
B. St. Mary’s Church, Hanau
St. Mary’s Church in Hanau is a historic German church notable as the burial site of Princess Mary of Great Britain.
C. Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
D. All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church in Wittenberg is a historic Lutheran church in Germany renowned as the site of Martin Luther’s tomb and closely associated with the origins of the Protestant Reformation.
E. St. Sebaldus Church
St. Sebaldus Church is a prominent medieval Lutheran church in Nuremberg, Germany, renowned for its Gothic architecture and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ church building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
builder	Order of the Teutonic Knights ⓘ linked to: Teutonic Order
builtOver	tomb of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ
completionDate	1283 ⓘ
constructionStart	1235 ⓘ 13th century ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
era	High Gothic ⓘ
floorPlan	basilica ⓘ
hasBurial	Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ linked to: Saint Elisabeth of Hungary
hasChapel	Elisabeth shrine chapel ⓘ
hasDedication	Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ linked to: Saint Elisabeth of Hungary
hasFacade	west front with twin towers ⓘ
hasFeature	buttresses ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasPart	choir ⓘ nave ⓘ transept ⓘ twin towers ⓘ
height	approximately 80 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of Hesse ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
inception	13th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Diocese of Fulda ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda Hesse ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Lahn valley ⓘ linked to: Lahn region Marburg ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ linked to: Saint Elisabeth of Hungary
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
patron	Order of the Teutonic Knights ⓘ linked to: Teutonic Order
pilgrimageFocus	relics of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ
significance	important medieval pilgrimage site ⓘ one of the earliest purely Gothic churches in Germany ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	Christian worship ⓘ burial place of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Marburg, Hesse, Germany → hasLandmark → St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg ⓘ

Tannenberg Memorial → HindenburgReburialLocation → St. Elisabeth’s Church, Marburg ⓘ

linked to: St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg

Saint Elisabeth of Hungary → burialPlace → Elisabethkirche, Marburg ⓘ