crypt of Saint James
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The crypt of Saint James is the revered underground chamber in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral that houses the relics traditionally believed to belong to the Apostle James the Greater, making it a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| crypt of Saint James canonical | 1 |
| relics of Saint James the Great | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4261545 — 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: crypt of Saint James Context triple: [Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, hasFeature, crypt of Saint James]
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A.
Armenian Convent of St. James
The Armenian Convent of St. James is a historic monastic complex and the spiritual, administrative, and cultural center of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
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B.
Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
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C.
Cathedral Basilica of St. James
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is a historic Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York, serving as the mother church and episcopal seat of the local diocese.
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D.
Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
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E.
Saint James
Saint James is a prominent New Testament apostle of Jesus, traditionally identified as one of his closest disciples and an early leader of the Christian church.
- 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: crypt of Saint James Target entity description: The crypt of Saint James is the revered underground chamber in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral that houses the relics traditionally believed to belong to the Apostle James the Greater, making it a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
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A.
Armenian Convent of St. James
The Armenian Convent of St. James is a historic monastic complex and the spiritual, administrative, and cultural center of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
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B.
Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
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C.
Cathedral Basilica of St. James
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is a historic Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York, serving as the mother church and episcopal seat of the local diocese.
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D.
Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
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E.
Saint James
Saint James is a prominent New Testament apostle of Jesus, traditionally identified as one of his closest disciples and an early leader of the Christian church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious site
ⓘ
crypt ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
interior of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
|
| associatedWith |
Camino de Santiago
ⓘ
Roman Catholic veneration of saints ⓘ Way of St. James ⓘ
linked to:
Camino de Santiago
cult of Saint James ⓘ |
| containsRelicsOf |
James the Greater
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
James the Greater
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasFunction |
pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
reliquary ⓘ shrine ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (through the cathedral) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorship |
Galician
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint |
James the Greater
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
| hasPilgrimageTraditionSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRelic | apostolic relics ⓘ |
| locatedBelow | main altar of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galicia
ⓘ
Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
|
| partOf |
World Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela"
ⓘ
linked to:
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | major Christian pilgrimage destination ⓘ |
| traditionallyBelievedToContain |
relics of James the Greater
ⓘ
tomb of James the Greater ⓘ
linked to:
Shrine of Saint James the Great
|
| visitedBy |
Camino de Santiago pilgrims
ⓘ
Christian pilgrims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: crypt of Saint James Description of subject: The crypt of Saint James is the revered underground chamber in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral that houses the relics traditionally believed to belong to the Apostle James the Greater, making it a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: crypt of Saint James