Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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Basilica church building Catholic church Major basilica Marian shrine Papal basilica

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Saint Mary Major canonical	22
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore	7
Santa Maria Maggiore	6
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore	3
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore	1
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome	1
Basilica of St Mary Major	1
Basilica of St. Mary Major (monuments)	1
Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs	1
Cappella Paolina in Santa Maria Maggiore	1
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major	1
Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)	1
treasury of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T189840 — 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 Mary Major
Context triple: [Rome, contains, Basilica of Saint Mary Major]

A. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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.
B. Basilica of Saint John Lateran
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran is the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) and the oldest, highest-ranking papal basilica in the Catholic Church.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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 Mary Major
Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.

A. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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.
B. Basilica of Saint John Lateran
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran is the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) and the oldest, highest-ranking papal basilica in the Catholic Church.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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	Basilica church building ⓘ Catholic church ⓘ Major basilica ⓘ Marian shrine ⓘ Papal basilica ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major Saint Mary of the Snows ⓘ Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major
associatedWithEvent	Council of Ephesus affirmation of Mary as Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Council of Ephesus
consecrationCentury	5th century ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedInCentury	5th century ⓘ
governingBody	Holy See ⓘ
hasArtwork	5th-century nave mosaics ⓘ Apse mosaics ⓘ Cosmatesque floor ⓘ Icon of Salus Populi Romani ⓘ Triumphal arch mosaics ⓘ
hasFeature	Bell tower ⓘ Coffered ceiling ⓘ Crypt of the Nativity ⓘ linked to: Relics of the Holy Crib Marian chapels ⓘ Multiple chapels ⓘ
hasRelic	Fragments of the manger of Jesus ⓘ Relics of Saint Eusebius ⓘ Relics of Saint Gaudentius ⓘ Relics of Saint Jerome ⓘ Relics of Saint Matthias ⓘ Relics of the Holy Crib ⓘ
heritageStatus	Part of the Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
jurisdiction	Diocese of Rome ⓘ
knownFor	Collection of mosaics ⓘ Early Christian origins ⓘ Relics ⓘ Rich Marian devotion ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	Papal basilica with special ceremonial privileges ⓘ
locatedIn	Esquilino Hill ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ
oneOf	Four major papal basilicas in Rome ⓘ
otherMajorPapalBasilica	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Rome Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ linked to: St. Peter's Basilica
pilgrimageSiteFor	Catholic pilgrims ⓘ Marian devotees ⓘ
style	Baroque architecture ⓘ Early Christian architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
tradition	Dedicated to the Virgin Mary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

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

Rome → contains → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Pantheon → currentName → Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pauline Bonaparte → burialPlace → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Paul V → commissioned → Cappella Paolina in Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Paul V → honoredIn → Basilica of St. Mary Major (monuments) ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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

Basilica of Saint Mary Major → alsoKnownAs → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Basilica of Saint Mary Major → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Sixtus V → burialPlace → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Pius V → burialPlace → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Camillo Borghese → burialPlace → Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome) ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Camillo Borghese → burialPlace → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

subject linked to: Camillo

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Scipione Borghese → burialPlace → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinal Scipione Borghese

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

San Paolo fuori le Mura → otherMajorPapalBasilicas → Basilica of St Mary Major ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Diocese of Rome → coCathedral → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Diocese of Rome → hasBasilica → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Pope Clement VIII → burialPlace → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Saint Mary of the Snows → refersTo → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Saint Mary of the Snows → hasTitleFor → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Saint Mary of the Snows → associatedWith → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Saint Mary of the Snows → feastAssociatedWith → Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Relics of the Holy Crib → keptIn → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Relics of the Holy Crib → pilgrimageSite → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Icon of Salus Populi Romani → locatedIn → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Icon of Salus Populi Romani → associatedWith → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Icon of Salus Populi Romani → pilgrimageSite → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina → employer → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Historic Centre of Rome → includes → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Gaudentius → veneratedIn → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Gaudentius → preservedIn → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Gaudentius → associatedPlace → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Eusebius → veneratedIn → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Eusebius → locatedIn → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Relics of Saint Eusebius → partOf → treasury of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Jubilee of 1600 → hasMajorSite → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Esquilino Hill → contains → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Cathedral of Rome → otherMajorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola → contains → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Ippolito Aldobrandini → burialPlace → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

subject linked to: Ippolito

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Spello → hasChurch → Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Antonio Ghislieri → burialPlace → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Sixtus III → commissionedWorkOn → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Sixtus III → associatedWith → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Latin Church in Italy → hasMajorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Holy Door → notableLocation → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Vatican extraterritorial property in Rome → hasProperty → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

Bernard Francis Law → burialPlace → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ

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