Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva
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Our Lady of Merces Church in Colva is a historic Catholic church in Goa, India, known for its colonial-era architecture and local religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2806856 — 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: Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva Context triple: [Colva Beach, hasReligiousSiteNearby, Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva]
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St. Francis Church, Kochi
St. Francis Church, Kochi is one of the oldest European-built churches in India, renowned as the original burial site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and a prominent colonial-era landmark in Fort Kochi.
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B.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchirappalli
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Tiruchirappalli is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site, noted for its Gothic-style architecture and Marian devotion.
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Santa Maria Church
Santa Maria Church is a historic Spanish colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the Philippines renowned for its distinctive hilltop fortress-like architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
San Lorenzo Church
San Lorenzo Church is a historic colonial-era church in Potosí, Bolivia, renowned for its richly carved stone façade and blend of Baroque and indigenous architectural elements.
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E.
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier
The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier is a prominent Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most significant religious and architectural landmarks in Hrodna, Belarus.
- 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: Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva Target entity description: Our Lady of Merces Church in Colva is a historic Catholic church in Goa, India, known for its colonial-era architecture and local religious significance.
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A.
St. Francis Church, Kochi
St. Francis Church, Kochi is one of the oldest European-built churches in India, renowned as the original burial site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and a prominent colonial-era landmark in Fort Kochi.
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B.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchirappalli
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Tiruchirappalli is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site, noted for its Gothic-style architecture and Marian devotion.
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C.
Santa Maria Church
Santa Maria Church is a historic Spanish colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the Philippines renowned for its distinctive hilltop fortress-like architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
San Lorenzo Church
San Lorenzo Church is a historic colonial-era church in Potosí, Bolivia, renowned for its richly carved stone façade and blend of Baroque and indigenous architectural elements.
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E.
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier
The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier is a prominent Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most significant religious and architectural landmarks in Hrodna, Belarus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Portuguese colonial architecture
ⓘ
colonial-era architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Catholic community of Colva ⓘ |
| category |
Churches in Goa
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial architecture in India ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| governingBody |
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
|
| heritage | part of Goa’s colonial religious heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colva
ⓘ
Goa ⓘ Konkan region ⓘ
linked to:
Konkan
South Goa district ⓘ state of Goa ⓘ
linked to:
Goa
|
| materialCulture | Christian art and iconography ⓘ |
| near | Arabian Sea coast ⓘ |
| parishType | parish church ⓘ |
| region | western India ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | local religious significance ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin Church tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
ⓘ
Mass celebrations ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Merces Church, Colva Description of subject: Our Lady of Merces Church in Colva is a historic Catholic church in Goa, India, known for its colonial-era architecture and local religious significance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.