San Agustin Church
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San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Agustin Church canonical | 10 |
| Church of San Agustin | 1 |
| San Agustin Church complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T363074 — 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: San Agustin Church Context triple: [Manila, notableLandmark, San Agustin Church]
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A.
Manila Cathedral
Manila Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and the premier church of the Philippines, located in the heart of Intramuros, Manila.
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B.
San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
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C.
Old Catholic Church in the Philippines
The Old Catholic Church in the Philippines is a Philippine Christian denomination within the Old Catholic tradition, aligned with the Union of Utrecht and maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while being independent of the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
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E.
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a historic colonial-era church and monastery complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and extensive catacombs.
- 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: San Agustin Church Target entity description: San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Manila Cathedral
Manila Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and the premier church of the Philippines, located in the heart of Intramuros, Manila.
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B.
San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
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C.
Old Catholic Church in the Philippines
The Old Catholic Church in the Philippines is a Philippine Christian denomination within the Old Catholic tradition, aligned with the Union of Utrecht and maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while being independent of the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
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E.
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a historic colonial-era church and monastery complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and extensive catacombs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ historical landmark ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of San Agustin
ⓘ
linked to:
San Agustin Church
Iglesia de San Agustín ⓘ
linked to:
Church of San Agustín
|
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Earthquake Baroque ⓘ
linked to:
Pombaline architecture
|
| contains |
San Agustin Museum
ⓘ
tomb of Miguel López de Legazpi ⓘ tombs of Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
|
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| diocese |
Archdiocese of Manila
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
|
| foundingReligiousOrder | Augustinians ⓘ |
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
earliest surviving stone church in the Philippines
ⓘ
outstanding example of Baroque architecture adapted to seismic conditions ⓘ |
| inscriptionCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Intramuros ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Manila ⓘ Metro Manila ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
barrel-vaulted ceiling
ⓘ
massive stone buttresses ⓘ monastic cloister ⓘ retablos with Baroque ornamentation ⓘ trompe-l’oeil ceiling paintings ⓘ |
| oldestStoneChurchIn | Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Miagao Church
|
| religiousOrder | Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ |
| status | active church ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
1945 Battle of Manila
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Manila (1945)
multiple earthquakes ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major tourist destination in Manila ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 677-001 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural tourism
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religious services ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Agustin Church Description of subject: San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Agustin Church
linked to: San Agustin Church
subject linked to:
Plaza San Luis complex