Catacombs of Rome

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Christian burial site Jewish burial site archaeological site catacomb complex

The Catacombs of Rome are an extensive network of ancient underground burial chambers, primarily used by early Christians and Jews, renowned for their historical, religious, and archaeological significance.

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Label	Occurrences
Catacombs of Rome canonical	4
Catacombs of San Sebastiano	4
Catacomb of Priscilla	3
Catacombs of San Callisto	3
Catacombs of Saint Agnes	2
Catacomb of Balbina	1
Catacomb of Calepodius	1
Catacombs of Callixtus	1
Catacombs of Domitilla	1
Catacombs of Priscilla	1
Catacombs of Saint Callixtus	1
Catacombs of Sant’Agnese	1
Catacombs on the Via Salaria	1
Jewish Catacombs of Vigna Randanini	1
Jewish Catacombs of Villa Torlonia	1
Roman catacombs	1
catacombs of Rome	1
catacombs of Saint Lawrence	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T189846 — 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: Catacombs of Rome
Context triple: [Rome, contains, Catacombs of Rome]

A. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
B. Roman Forum
The Roman Forum is an ancient public square in the heart of Rome that served as the political, religious, and commercial center of the Roman Empire.
C. 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.
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. Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo is a towering cylindrical fortress and former mausoleum on the banks of the Tiber in Rome, renowned for its rich history, papal apartments, and panoramic views of the city.
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: Catacombs of Rome
Target entity description: The Catacombs of Rome are an extensive network of ancient underground burial chambers, primarily used by early Christians and Jews, renowned for their historical, religious, and archaeological significance.

A. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
B. Roman Forum
The Roman Forum is an ancient public square in the heart of Rome that served as the political, religious, and commercial center of the Roman Empire.
C. 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.
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. Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo is a towering cylindrical fortress and former mausoleum on the banks of the Tiber in Rome, renowned for its rich history, papal apartments, and panoramic views of the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian burial site ⓘ Jewish burial site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ catacomb complex ⓘ
artStyle	early Christian art ⓘ late antique art ⓘ
associatedWith	Jewish communities of Rome ⓘ early Christian martyrs ⓘ early Christians ⓘ
containsDepictionOf	Christ as the Good Shepherd ⓘ linked to: Good Shepherd Old Testament stories ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ orants ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
discovered	rediscovered in the 16th century ⓘ
earliestBurials	2nd century AD ⓘ
feature	Christian wall paintings ⓘ arcosolia ⓘ cubicula ⓘ epitaphs ⓘ funerary frescoes ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ loculi ⓘ martyrs’ tombs ⓘ underground chapels ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ
governedBy	Holy See ⓘ Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of early Christian monuments of Rome ⓘ
locatedAlong	Via Appia Antica ⓘ linked to: Via Appia Via Nomentana ⓘ Via Ostiense ⓘ Via Salaria ⓘ
locatedIn	Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ suburbs of ancient Rome ⓘ
locatedUnderground	outskirts of ancient Rome ⓘ
material	tuff rock ⓘ
notablePart	Catacombs of Domitilla ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Catacombs of Priscilla ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Catacombs of San Callisto ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Catacombs of San Sebastiano ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Catacombs of Sant’Agnese ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Jewish Catacombs of Vigna Randanini ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Jewish Catacombs of Villa Torlonia ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome
openToPublic	partially ⓘ
periodOfUse	2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ 4th century AD ⓘ 5th century AD ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
researchField	Christian archaeology ⓘ Jewish archaeology ⓘ
significance	archaeological ⓘ historical ⓘ religious ⓘ
status	pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
usedFor	burial ⓘ commemoration of the dead ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

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

Rome → contains → Catacombs of Rome ⓘ

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Catacombs of San Callisto ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Catacombs of San Sebastiano ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Catacombs of Domitilla ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Catacombs of Priscilla ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Catacombs of Sant’Agnese ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Jewish Catacombs of Vigna Randanini ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Catacombs of Rome → notablePart → Jewish Catacombs of Villa Torlonia ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Damasus I → burialPlace → Catacombs of Saint Callixtus ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Via Appia → near → Catacombs of San Callisto ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Via Appia → near → Catacombs of San Sebastiano ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Boniface IV → receivedRelicsFrom → catacombs of Rome ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura → hasFeature → catacombs of Saint Lawrence ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Sylvester I → burialPlace → Catacomb of Priscilla ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Sylvester I → seeAlso → Catacomb of Priscilla ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Liberius → burialPlace → Catacomb of Priscilla ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Circus of Maxentius → near → Catacombs of San Sebastiano ⓘ

subject linked to: Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Sixtus II → burialPlace → Catacombs of Callixtus ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura → builtOver → Catacombs of Saint Agnes ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura → adjacentTo → Catacombs of Saint Agnes ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura → locatedAbove → Catacombs of San Sebastiano ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Saint Chrysanthus → burialPlace → Catacombs on the Via Salaria ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Saint Peter the Exorcist → associatedWith → Roman catacombs ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Saint Marcellinus → associatedPlace → Catacombs of Rome ⓘ

Pope Mark → burialPlace → Catacomb of Balbina ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Pope Julius I → burialPlace → Catacomb of Calepodius ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Roma → hasLandmark → Catacombs of Rome ⓘ

Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica → manages → Catacombs of San Callisto ⓘ

linked to: Catacombs of Rome

Rome (traditional) → hasStructure → Catacombs of Rome ⓘ

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