St. James Cathedral, Toronto

E277227

Anglican church cathedral historic building

St. James Cathedral in Toronto is a historic Anglican church and prominent downtown landmark known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the spiritual center of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
St. James Cathedral, Toronto canonical	2
Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto	1
St. James Cathedral	1
St. James Cathedral (Toronto)	1
St. James Cathedral Centre	1
St. James Cathedral alterations, Toronto	1
St. James Cathedral, Toronto (additions and alterations)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2540401 — 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: St. James Cathedral, Toronto
Context triple: [Diocese of Toronto, cathedral, St. James Cathedral, Toronto]

A. Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral
Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral is a prominent Anglican church and religious landmark in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
B. St. Michael’s Cathedral
St. Michael’s Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Sitka, Alaska, renowned as one of the earliest and most significant examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America.
C. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in San Francisco known as one of the city’s oldest surviving religious buildings and a prominent landmark in Chinatown.
D. St. John’s Cathedral
St. John’s Cathedral is a historic Anglican church in Belize City, renowned as one of the oldest surviving colonial-era churches in Central America.
E. Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is a prominent Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco known for its Gothic Revival architecture, labyrinths, and cultural and interfaith programs.
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: St. James Cathedral, Toronto
Target entity description: St. James Cathedral in Toronto is a historic Anglican church and prominent downtown landmark known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the spiritual center of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto.

A. Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral
Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral is a prominent Anglican church and religious landmark in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
B. St. Michael’s Cathedral
St. Michael’s Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Sitka, Alaska, renowned as one of the earliest and most significant examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America.
C. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in San Francisco known as one of the city’s oldest surviving religious buildings and a prominent landmark in Chinatown.
D. St. John’s Cathedral
St. John’s Cathedral is a historic Anglican church in Belize City, renowned as one of the oldest surviving colonial-era churches in Central America.
E. Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is a prominent Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco known for its Gothic Revival architecture, labyrinths, and cultural and interfaith programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival ⓘ
category	Anglican cathedrals in Canada ⓘ Churches in Toronto ⓘ Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada ⓘ
churchProvince	Anglican Church of Canada ⓘ
cityCentreLandmark	yes ⓘ
cornerOf	King Street East and Church Street ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
denomination	Anglican ⓘ
diocese	Anglican Diocese of Toronto ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Toronto
function	cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto ⓘ
governingBody	Corporation of the Cathedral Church of St. James ⓘ linked to: Cathedral Church of St. James
hasBellTower	church tower with bells ⓘ
hasFeature	buttresses ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ tall spire ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
hasParish	Cathedral Church of St. James parish ⓘ linked to: Cathedral Church of St. James
heritageDesignation	heritage property in Toronto ⓘ
isLandmarkOf	Toronto skyline ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican liturgy ⓘ
locatedIn	Downtown Toronto ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
notableFor	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ prominent downtown landmark ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
provinceWithinAnglicanCommunion	Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Anglican Church of Canada ⓘ
role	spiritual center of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto ⓘ
status	active church ⓘ
streetAddress	65 Church Street ⓘ
surroundedBy	St. James Park, Toronto ⓘ
usedFor	community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ diocesan ceremonies ⓘ worship services ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Diocese of Toronto → cathedral → St. James Cathedral, Toronto ⓘ

Diocese of Toronto → episcopalSee → St. James Cathedral, Toronto ⓘ

St. James' Cemetery, Toronto → associatedWith → Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto ⓘ