Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

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Baroque church building Marian shrine Roman Catholic church basilica

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a major Baroque Roman Catholic church and Marian shrine in Zaragoza, Spain, revered as one of the most important pilgrimage sites dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar canonical	6
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar	3
Nuestra Señora del Pilar	2
Our Lady of the Pillar	2
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza	1
Chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Zaragoza	1
Remodelling of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Zaragoza	1
Shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar	1
chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2485694 — 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 Our Lady of the Pillar
Context triple: [Zaragoza, hasLandmark, Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]

A. Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a historic Baroque-style Catholic church and notable architectural landmark located in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
B. Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain, known for its relatively modern construction, eclectic architectural style, and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
C. Basilica of San Isidoro
The Basilica of San Isidoro is a Romanesque church and royal pantheon in León, Spain, renowned for its medieval frescoes and as a burial place of León’s kings.
D. Málaga Cathedral
Málaga Cathedral is a prominent Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Málaga, renowned for its unfinished second tower and richly decorated interior.
E. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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 Our Lady of the Pillar
Target entity description: The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a major Baroque Roman Catholic church and Marian shrine in Zaragoza, Spain, revered as one of the most important pilgrimage sites dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

A. Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a historic Baroque-style Catholic church and notable architectural landmark located in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
B. Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain, known for its relatively modern construction, eclectic architectural style, and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
C. Basilica of San Isidoro
The Basilica of San Isidoro is a Romanesque church and royal pantheon in León, Spain, renowned for its medieval frescoes and as a burial place of León’s kings.
D. Málaga Cathedral
Málaga Cathedral is a prominent Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Málaga, renowned for its unfinished second tower and richly decorated interior.
E. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church building ⓘ Marian shrine ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque
associatedWith	Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar ⓘ linked to: Fiestas del Pilar Spanish national Marian devotion ⓘ Virgin of the Pillar ⓘ
constructionPeriod	completed in the 18th century ⓘ main Baroque structure built in the 17th century ⓘ
contains	ceiling frescoes by Francisco Goya ⓘ chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar pillar venerated as a Marian relic ⓘ small wooden statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of the Pillar ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza ⓘ
function	pilgrimage church ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Zaragoza ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza
hasFeature	Baroque interior decoration ⓘ multiple domes ⓘ tall bell towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ monument in Spain ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
liturgicalUse	site of regular Masses and religious ceremonies ⓘ
locatedIn	Aragon ⓘ Zaragoza ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the Ebro River ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ
near	La Seo Cathedral of Zaragoza ⓘ
notableArtist	Francisco Goya ⓘ
patronage	Our Lady of the Pillar is patroness of the Hispanic world ⓘ
pilgrimage	receives pilgrims from Latin America ⓘ receives pilgrims from Spain ⓘ
predecessor	earlier churches on the same site ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roofType	tiled domes ⓘ
significance	major Marian pilgrimage site in Spain ⓘ one of the most important shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary ⓘ
status	minor basilica ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Zaragoza ⓘ
tradition	associated with an apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint James the Greater ⓘ
urbanContext	located in the Plaza del Pilar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited