Basilica of Bom Jesus

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Baroque church Christian pilgrimage site Roman Catholic basilica

The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Old Goa, India, famous for housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Bom Jesus canonical	18
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa	3
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa	3
Basilica of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2304703 — 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 Bom Jesus
Context triple: [Churches and Convents of Goa, contains, Basilica of Bom Jesus]

A. Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
B. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
C. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
D. Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
E. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
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 Bom Jesus
Target entity description: The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Old Goa, India, famous for housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
B. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
C. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
D. Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
E. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ
affiliation	Society of Jesus ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Mannerist architecture ⓘ
bodyExpositionFrequency	approximately every ten years ⓘ
builder	Jesuits ⓘ linked to: Society of Jesus
completionYear	1605 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1605 ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1594 ⓘ
contains	Jesuit monogram IHS on facade ⓘ art gallery ⓘ main altar dedicated to Infant Jesus ⓘ mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ relics of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ sacristy ⓘ side altars ⓘ silver casket of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ Infant Jesus ⓘ linked to: Child Jesus
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
feastDate	3 December ⓘ
festival	Feast of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ
floorPlan	basilican plan ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Goa and Daman ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
hasFacade	unplastered laterite facade ⓘ
hasFeature	Baroque ornamentation ⓘ belfry ⓘ choir loft ⓘ marble flooring with inlaid precious stones ⓘ ornate gilded main altar ⓘ wooden pulpit ⓘ
hasNave	single nave ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationYear	1605 ⓘ
locatedIn	Archdiocese of Goa and Daman ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Goa ⓘ Konkan region ⓘ linked to: Konkan North Goa district ⓘ Old Goa ⓘ
materialUsed	laterite stone ⓘ lime plaster ⓘ
namedAfter	Bom Jesus ⓘ
notableFor	Baroque architecture in India ⓘ housing the body of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ
partOf	Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
significance	major Christian pilgrimage center in India ⓘ
status	active church ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Goa ⓘ
translationOfName	Good Jesus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince	1986 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

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

Churches and Convents of Goa → contains → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Old Goa → contains → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Convent of St. Francis of Assisi → near → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Ruins of the Church of St. Augustine → locatedNear → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman → hasMajorShrine → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

North Goa district → containsChurch → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary → locatedNear → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Church of St. Cajetan → locatedNear → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

Goan Catholic → heritageSite → Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ

San Francisco Javier → relicLocation → Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa ⓘ