Cathedral of Leiria

E478482

Roman Catholic cathedral church building cultural heritage site

The Cathedral of Leiria is a historic Roman Catholic church in Leiria, Portugal, serving as the main seat of the local diocese and a notable example of Portuguese religious architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Leiria canonical	2
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Leiria	1
Leiria Cathedral	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768102 — 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: Cathedral of Leiria
Context triple: [Bishop of Leiria, cathedral, Cathedral of Leiria]

A. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
B. Convent of Christ in Tomar
The Convent of Christ in Tomar is a historic Portuguese monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its richly ornate Manueline architecture and deep ties to the Knights Templar and the Order of Christ.
C. Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
D. Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
The Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical landmark in the Azorean city of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
E. Silves Cathedral
Silves Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Silves, Portugal, notable as one of the Algarve region’s most important medieval religious monuments.
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: Cathedral of Leiria
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Leiria is a historic Roman Catholic church in Leiria, Portugal, serving as the main seat of the local diocese and a notable example of Portuguese religious architecture.

A. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
B. Convent of Christ in Tomar
The Convent of Christ in Tomar is a historic Portuguese monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its richly ornate Manueline architecture and deep ties to the Knights Templar and the Order of Christ.
C. Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
D. Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
The Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical landmark in the Azorean city of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
E. Silves Cathedral
Silves Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Silves, Portugal, notable as one of the Algarve region’s most important medieval religious monuments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sé de Leiria ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Mannerist architecture ⓘ
cityCenterProximity	historic center of Leiria ⓘ
constructionEnd	17th century ⓘ
constructionStart	16th century ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	episcopal see ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
hasAdjacentSite	Leiria Castle (nearby landmark) ⓘ linked to: Leiria Castle
hasArt	altarpieces ⓘ religious paintings ⓘ sculptures ⓘ
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ high choir ⓘ main altarpiece ⓘ sacristy ⓘ side chapels ⓘ single nave ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Imóvel de Interesse Público ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	Portugal ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Rite ⓘ
liturgicalUse	cathedral church ⓘ parish church ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro Region ⓘ District of Leiria ⓘ linked to: Leiria District Leiria ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
numberOfNaves	1 ⓘ
ownership	Roman Catholic Church in Portugal ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church in Portugal
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy	Portuguese ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType	vaulted roof ⓘ
significance	main church of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ notable example of Portuguese religious architecture ⓘ
tourism	tourist attraction in Leiria ⓘ
usedFor	Catholic liturgy ⓘ cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Bishop of Leiria → cathedral → Cathedral of Leiria ⓘ

Leiria → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Leiria ⓘ

Diocese of Leiria–Fátima → cathedral → Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Leiria ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of Leiria

Leiria Castle → near → Leiria Cathedral ⓘ