Macchina di Santa Rosa procession
E454723
The Macchina di Santa Rosa procession is a spectacular annual religious event in Viterbo, Italy, in which a towering illuminated structure dedicated to Saint Rose is carried through the city’s streets by a team of porters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macchina di Santa Rosa procession canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4590912 — 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: Macchina di Santa Rosa procession Context triple: [Viterbo, hasFestival, Macchina di Santa Rosa procession]
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A.
Corpus Christi processions
Corpus Christi processions are Catholic religious parades in which the consecrated Eucharist is carried solemnly through the streets to publicly honor and celebrate the real presence of Christ.
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B.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
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C.
Strolling of the Heifers parade
The Strolling of the Heifers parade is an annual, family-friendly agricultural festival in Brattleboro, Vermont, featuring cows and other farm animals parading through town to celebrate local farms and sustainable food.
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D.
Fiesta de San Pedro
Fiesta de San Pedro is a traditional religious and cultural celebration in Tláhuac, Mexico City, honoring Saint Peter with processions, music, dance, and local festivities.
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E.
Semana Santa processions
Semana Santa processions are elaborate Holy Week religious parades featuring ornate floats, penitents, and traditional music, most famously held in Seville, Spain.
- 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: Macchina di Santa Rosa procession Target entity description: The Macchina di Santa Rosa procession is a spectacular annual religious event in Viterbo, Italy, in which a towering illuminated structure dedicated to Saint Rose is carried through the city’s streets by a team of porters.
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A.
Corpus Christi processions
Corpus Christi processions are Catholic religious parades in which the consecrated Eucharist is carried solemnly through the streets to publicly honor and celebrate the real presence of Christ.
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B.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
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C.
Strolling of the Heifers parade
The Strolling of the Heifers parade is an annual, family-friendly agricultural festival in Brattleboro, Vermont, featuring cows and other farm animals parading through town to celebrate local farms and sustainable food.
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D.
Fiesta de San Pedro
Fiesta de San Pedro is a traditional religious and cultural celebration in Tláhuac, Mexico City, honoring Saint Peter with processions, music, dance, and local festivities.
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E.
Semana Santa processions
Semana Santa processions are elaborate Holy Week religious parades featuring ornate floats, penitents, and traditional music, most famously held in Seville, Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Viterbo city festival
ⓘ
devotion to the relics of Saint Rose ⓘ |
| attracts |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| carriedBy | Facchini di Santa Rosa ⓘ |
| category |
Culture in Lazio
ⓘ
Religious processions in Italy ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dayOfOccurrence | 3 September ⓘ |
| endPoint | Sanctuary of Santa Rosa, Viterbo ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
changing the design of the Macchina periodically
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public presentation of new Macchina designs ⓘ |
| hasPart | Macchina di Santa Rosa ⓘ |
| hasRisk | physical strain for porters ⓘ |
| hasTraditionSince | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic | towering illuminated structure moving through narrow medieval streets ⓘ |
| heightOfStructure | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| honours | Saint Rose of Viterbo ⓘ |
| isHeldOn | evening ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| lightingTechnology | electric lights ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Viterbo ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Lazio ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Rose of Viterbo ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Italian national television
ⓘ
linked to:
RAI
|
| modernFormSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| numberOfPorters | about 100 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| requires |
months of preparation
ⓘ
municipal authorization ⓘ safety checks ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Marian and saint veneration practices
ⓘ
identity of Viterbo ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Church of San Sisto, Viterbo
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of Santa Rosa, Viterbo
|
| typicalMonthOfOccurrence | September ⓘ |
| uses |
Macchina di Santa Rosa tower
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illuminations ⓘ processional route ⓘ religious music ⓘ |
| weightOfStructure | about 50 quintals ⓘ |
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Subject: Macchina di Santa Rosa procession Description of subject: The Macchina di Santa Rosa procession is a spectacular annual religious event in Viterbo, Italy, in which a towering illuminated structure dedicated to Saint Rose is carried through the city’s streets by a team of porters.
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