Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

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Marian shrine Roman Catholic basilica church building pilgrimage site

The Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and major Marian pilgrimage site in Boston, renowned for its striking architecture and religious significance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help canonical	2
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica	1
shrines of Our Lady of Perpetual Help	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T372644 — 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 and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Context triple: [Mission Hill, hasLandmark, Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help]

A. Cathedral of the Annunciation
The Cathedral of the Annunciation is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow, renowned for its gilded onion domes and richly decorated interiors as part of the Kremlin’s cathedral complex.
B. Cathedral of the Archangel
The Cathedral of the Archangel is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, historically used as the main burial place of Russian tsars and grand princes.
C. Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
D. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
E. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical architectural landmark located in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine.
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 and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Target entity description: The Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and major Marian pilgrimage site in Boston, renowned for its striking architecture and religious significance.

A. Cathedral of the Annunciation
The Cathedral of the Annunciation is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow, renowned for its gilded onion domes and richly decorated interiors as part of the Kremlin’s cathedral complex.
B. Cathedral of the Archangel
The Cathedral of the Archangel is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, historically used as the main burial place of Russian tsars and grand princes.
C. Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
D. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
E. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical architectural landmark located in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marian shrine ⓘ Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mission Church ⓘ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica ⓘ linked to: Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ linked to: Neo-Romanesque
cityNeighborhood	Mission Hill ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
devotionalFocus	icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ
diocese	Archdiocese of Boston ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ pilgrimage destination ⓘ
hasActivity	Eucharistic adoration ⓘ Marian devotions ⓘ confessions ⓘ daily Mass ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ sacramental celebrations ⓘ
hasCategory	Basilicas in Massachusetts ⓘ Marian shrines in the United States ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Boston ⓘ
hasClergyType	Redemptorist priests ⓘ
hasFeature	crypt ⓘ large dome ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ twin towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic church ⓘ
knownFor	Marian devotions ⓘ healing Masses ⓘ novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ prominent Boston landmark ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ other languages on occasion ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston ⓘ linked to: Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts ⓘ
material	Roxbury puddingstone ⓘ
religiousOrderInCharge	Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ⓘ Redemptorists ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
status	minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mission Hill → hasLandmark → Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ

Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help → alsoKnownAs → Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica ⓘ

linked to: Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Archdiocese of Boston → hasMinorBasilica → Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ

Redemptorists → notableApostolate → shrines of Our Lady of Perpetual Help ⓘ