St. Pierre Cathedral

E2950

Protestant church cathedral church building historic monument

St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
St. Pierre Cathedral canonical	8
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20911 — 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. Pierre Cathedral
Context triple: [Geneva, hasLandmark, St. Pierre Cathedral]

A. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a prominent Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its striking architecture and status as a major religious and tourist landmark.
B. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
C. Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
D. Newton City Hall
Newton City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Newton, Massachusetts.
E. St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, New York
St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, New York, is a historic Episcopal parish church notable as the Roosevelt family’s home church and burial site, including that of James Roosevelt I.
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. Pierre Cathedral
Target entity description: St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.

A. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a prominent Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its striking architecture and status as a major religious and tourist landmark.
B. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
C. Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
D. Newton City Hall
Newton City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Newton, Massachusetts.
E. St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, New York
St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, New York, is a historic Episcopal parish church notable as the Roosevelt family’s home church and burial site, including that of James Roosevelt I.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Protestant church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ historic monument ⓘ
alternativeName	Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève ⓘ linked to: St. Pierre Cathedral
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ Neoclassical façade ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ
city	Geneva ⓘ
convertedTo	Protestant use during the Reformation ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
denomination	Protestant ⓘ Reformed ⓘ
function	cathedral church ⓘ parish church ⓘ
hasBellTower	north tower ⓘ south tower ⓘ
hasCrypt	archaeological remains of earlier churches ⓘ
hasDiocese	Protestant Church of Geneva ⓘ linked to: Reformed churches
hasFeature	archaeological museum ⓘ bell tower with panoramic view of Geneva ⓘ central nave ⓘ side chapels ⓘ two main towers ⓘ
hasObject	wooden chair associated with John Calvin ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed historic monument ⓘ
historicalRole	center of Reformation preaching in Geneva ⓘ principal church of the Reformed tradition in Geneva ⓘ
interiorStyle	austere Reformed interior ⓘ
locatedIn	Canton of Geneva ⓘ linked to: canton of Geneva Old Town of Geneva ⓘ linked to: Geneva
name	St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ
notableFor	archaeological site beneath the cathedral ⓘ home church of John Calvin ⓘ major symbol of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
originalDenomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
overlooks	Lake Geneva ⓘ Rhone River ⓘ linked to: Rhône River
publicAccess	open to visitors ⓘ
region	Romandy ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Swiss Reformed Church ⓘ linked to: Reformed churches
symbolOf	Geneva ⓘ Protestant Reformation in Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Reformation
tourism	major tourist attraction in Geneva ⓘ
usedBy	John Calvin ⓘ
usedFor	concerts ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Geneva → hasLandmark → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

St. Pierre Cathedral → name → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

St. Pierre Cathedral → alternativeName → Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève ⓘ

linked to: St. Pierre Cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève → hasName → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

Cathédrale – Vieille Ville → serves → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

Cathédrale – Vieille Ville → nearbyAttraction → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

Geneva city centre → hasLandmark → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

Chapel of the Maccabees → locatedIn → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ

subject linked to: chapel of the Maccabees

Chapel of the Maccabees → partOf → St. Pierre Cathedral ⓘ