Braga Cathedral
E259784
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braga Cathedral canonical | 12 |
| Braga Cathedral interior | 1 |
| National Monument of Portugal (via Braga Cathedral) | 1 |
| Sé Catedral de Braga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2364888 — 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: Braga Cathedral Context triple: [Bragan Rite, usedIn, Braga Cathedral]
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Nova, or the New Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 16th–18th century Jesuit-built Baroque and Mannerist church that serves as one of the main Roman Catholic cathedrals and architectural landmarks of Coimbra, Portugal.
-
C.
Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.
-
D.
Silves Cathedral
Silves Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Silves, Portugal, notable as one of the Algarve region’s most important medieval religious monuments.
-
E.
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
- 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: Braga Cathedral Target entity description: Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Nova, or the New Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 16th–18th century Jesuit-built Baroque and Mannerist church that serves as one of the main Roman Catholic cathedrals and architectural landmarks of Coimbra, Portugal.
-
C.
Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.
-
D.
Silves Cathedral
Silves Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Silves, Portugal, notable as one of the Algarve region’s most important medieval religious monuments.
-
E.
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| commonsCategory | Braga Cathedral ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 11th century ⓘ |
| contains |
tomb of Henry of Burgundy
ⓘ
tomb of Teresa of León ⓘ tombs of archbishops of Braga ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.549°N 8.427°W ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady of the Assumption
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| diocese | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
chapel of São Geraldo ⓘ chapel of the Kings ⓘ choir ⓘ cloister ⓘ high altar ⓘ main nave ⓘ organ ⓘ treasury museum ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Portugal
ⓘ
linked to:
National Monument of Portugal
National Monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| isCathedralOf | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Braga ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Braga District
ⓘ
Norte Region ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | Braga historic center ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Western European Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements
ⓘ
being one of the oldest cathedrals in Portugal ⓘ rich liturgical and musical tradition ⓘ role as a major medieval religious center ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of Braga
|
| partOf | historic center of Braga ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantBuilding | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
liturgical reforms in medieval Iberia
ⓘ
major medieval religious ceremonies in Portugal ⓘ |
| style |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| visitorFrequency | major pilgrimage site in northern Portugal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Braga Cathedral Description of subject: Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Braga Cathedral
tomb of Teresa of León
→
hasHeritageDesignation
→
National Monument of Portugal (via Braga Cathedral)
ⓘ
linked to: Braga Cathedral
linked to: Braga Cathedral