Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

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Church building Major basilica Minor basilica in Rome Papal basilica Tourist attraction

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls canonical	35
Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura	3
Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls	3
St Paul Outside the Walls	3
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (ancient structure)	1
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (pre-1823 structure)	1
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls complex	1
Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura	1
Tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle	1
papal basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T189824 — 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 Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Context triple: [Rome, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls]

A. Old St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica was a 4th-century early Christian church in Rome, traditionally believed to be built over the tomb of Saint Peter and later replaced by the present St. Peter's Basilica.
B. St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is a monumental Renaissance church in Vatican City, renowned as one of the holiest Catholic shrines and a masterpiece of architecture and art.
C. Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the Pope within Vatican City, housing papal apartments, chapels, and key offices of the Catholic Church.
D. Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
E. Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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 Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Target entity description: 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.

A. Old St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica was a 4th-century early Christian church in Rome, traditionally believed to be built over the tomb of Saint Peter and later replaced by the present St. Peter's Basilica.
B. St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is a monumental Renaissance church in Vatican City, renowned as one of the holiest Catholic shrines and a masterpiece of architecture and art.
C. Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the Pope within Vatican City, housing papal apartments, chapels, and key offices of the Catholic Church.
D. Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
E. Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Church building ⓘ Major basilica ⓘ Minor basilica in Rome ⓘ Papal basilica ⓘ Tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ St Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
architectOfReconstruction	Luigi Poletti ⓘ
associatedWith	Pauline Year celebrations 2008–2009 ⓘ
builtOver	Traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul ⓘ
contains	Tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
destroyedBy	Fire of 1823 ⓘ
distanceFromCityCenter	Outside the Aurelian Walls of Rome ⓘ
features	Apse mosaic ⓘ Cosmatesque cloister decoration ⓘ Large cloister ⓘ Long nave with double side aisles ⓘ Series of papal portraits ⓘ Triumphal arch mosaic ⓘ
foundedBy	Roman Emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ linked to: Roman emperor Constantine the Great
governingBody	Holy See ⓘ
hasAtrium	Four-sided colonnaded atrium ⓘ
hasFunction	Parish church ⓘ Pilgrimage church ⓘ
hasMonasticComplex	Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ
isOneOf	Four major papal basilicas in Rome ⓘ
jurisdiction	Diocese of Rome ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	Station church of Rome ⓘ
locatedIn	Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedOn	Via Ostiense ⓘ
monasticOrder	Order of Saint Benedict ⓘ linked to: Benedictines
originalConsecrationDate	324 ⓘ
originalConstructionStart	4th century ⓘ
otherMajorBasilica	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint John Lateran Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ St Peter's Basilica ⓘ linked to: St. Peter's Basilica
papalTitle	Papal basilica ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura ⓘ linked to: Roman Forum
rebuiltInStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
reconstructionCompletionYear	1854 ⓘ
reconstructionPeriod	19th century ⓘ
reconstructionStartYear	1823 ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
UNESCOExtensionYear	1990 ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1980 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	World Heritage Site ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

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

Rome → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Rome → contains → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → alsoKnownAs → St Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → contains → Tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of Saint Mary Major → otherMajorPapalBasilica → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

San Paolo fuori le Mura → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

San Paolo fuori le Mura → alsoKnownAs → St Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

San Paolo fuori le Mura → alsoKnownAs → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Fire of 1823 → hasLocation → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Diocese of Rome → coCathedral → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Diocese of Rome → hasBasilica → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Via Ostiense → connects → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Via Ostiense → adjacentTo → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → attachedTo → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → partOf → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls complex ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → isPartOf → papal basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → isGuardianOf → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Historic Centre of Rome → includes → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

St. Jude → hasShrine → Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Jubilee of 1600 → hasMajorSite → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Cathedral of Rome → otherMajorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul → hasPrincipalCelebrationSite → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Latin Church in Italy → hasMajorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Holy Door → notableLocation → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Saint Paul → buriedAt → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Vatican extraterritorial property in Rome → hasProperty → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Saint Paul → burialPlaceTradition → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

subject linked to: Saints Peter and Paul

Porta San Paolo → namedAfter → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome → hasMember → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome → includesMajorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome → containsChurchOutsideWalls → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Roman Jubilees → majorSite → Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Antiquorum habet fida relatio → associatedWithPlace → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

subject linked to: papal bull Antiquorum habet fida relatio

Jubilee of 1550 → pilgrimageDestination → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior → isOlderThan → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura (reconstruction) → hasPartOf → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura (reconstruction) → follows → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (ancient structure) ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura (reconstruction) → replaces → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (pre-1823 structure) ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Campanile of the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura → partOf → Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Campanile of the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura → associatedWith → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Pope Felix III → burialPlace → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Ostian Road → passesNear → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Roma → hasLandmark → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Jubilee in the Catholic Church → majorSite → Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Rome Metro Line B → servesLandmark → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

Pope Paul I → placeOfBurial → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

San Paolo fuori le Mura → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura ⓘ

subject linked to: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

San Paolo fuori le Mura → alsoKnownAs → St Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

subject linked to: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)

linked to: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Inspiration of Saint Luke (San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome) → location → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ

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