Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura

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Catholic church basilica minor basilica pilgrimage church titular church

The Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura is an ancient Roman church and important pilgrimage site built over the catacombs traditionally associated with the martyrdom and burial of Saint Agnes.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura	2
Basilica di Sant’Agnese	1
Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura canonical	1
Catacombs of Sant’Agnese	1
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura	1
Sant’Agnese fuori le mura	1
complex of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4360215 — 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 Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Context triple: [Saint Agnes of Rome, hasShrine, Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura]

A. Sant'Agnese in Agone
Sant'Agnese in Agone is a prominent Baroque church in Rome, Italy, renowned for its dramatic façade and innovative architectural design.
B. Basilica of Santa Sabina all’Aventino
The Basilica of Santa Sabina all’Aventino is an early 5th-century Roman basilica renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Christian architecture in Rome.
C. Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s ancient major basilicas, a significant early Christian church and pilgrimage site built over the tomb of Saint Lawrence.
D. Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.
E. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
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 Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Target entity description: The Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura is an ancient Roman church and important pilgrimage site built over the catacombs traditionally associated with the martyrdom and burial of Saint Agnes.

A. Sant'Agnese in Agone
Sant'Agnese in Agone is a prominent Baroque church in Rome, Italy, renowned for its dramatic façade and innovative architectural design.
B. Basilica of Santa Sabina all’Aventino
The Basilica of Santa Sabina all’Aventino is an early 5th-century Roman basilica renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Christian architecture in Rome.
C. Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s ancient major basilicas, a significant early Christian church and pilgrimage site built over the tomb of Saint Lawrence.
D. Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.
E. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ titular church ⓘ
access	via stairway descending from street level ⓘ
adjacentTo	Catacombs of Saint Agnes ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome Mausoleum of Santa Costanza ⓘ linked to: Santa Costanza
architecturalStyle	Byzantine ⓘ early Christian ⓘ
associatedWith	burial of Saint Agnes ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Agnes ⓘ
belongsTo	Diocese of Rome ⓘ
builtOver	Catacombs of Saint Agnes ⓘ linked to: Catacombs of Rome
completionDate	7th century ⓘ
constructionStart	early 7th century ⓘ
contains	altar over the tomb of Saint Agnes ⓘ relics of Saint Agnes ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Agnes ⓘ linked to: Saint Agnes of Rome
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
foundedBy	Pope Honorius I ⓘ linked to: Pope Honorius I (posthumously)
hasDecoration	7th-century apse mosaic ⓘ frescoes ⓘ mosaics depicting Saint Agnes ⓘ
hasFeature	ancient columns ⓘ apse ⓘ cosmatesque pavement ⓘ matroneum ⓘ nave ⓘ side aisles ⓘ three-aisled basilica plan ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ
heritageDesignation	important early Christian monument of Rome ⓘ
isTitularChurchOf	Cardinal-priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalFeast	Feast of Saint Agnes ⓘ
locatedIn	Lazio ⓘ Quartiere Trieste ⓘ linked to: Trieste district Rome ⓘ Via Nomentana ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Agnes ⓘ linked to: Saint Agnes of Rome
notableFor	association with Roman martyr cults ⓘ preservation of early medieval structure ⓘ
pilgrimageSiteFor	devotees of Saint Agnes ⓘ
precededBy	4th-century basilica of Constantina ⓘ
replaced	earlier Constantinian basilica ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
status	parish church ⓘ

How these facts were elicited