Basilica of San Zeno

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Catholic church Romanesque church

The Basilica of San Zeno is a renowned Romanesque church in Verona, Italy, celebrated for its striking façade, bronze doors, and association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of San Zeno canonical	3
Basilica of San Zeno, Verona	3
Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore	1
Pala di San Zeno	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5249825 — 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 San Zeno
Context triple: [Verona, hasLandmark, Basilica of San Zeno]

A. Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
B. Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
C. Basilica of San Nicolò
The Basilica of San Nicolò is a prominent historic Catholic church in Lecco, Italy, known for its distinctive bell tower and its dedication to Saint Nicholas.
D. San Zenone church
San Zenone church is a historic Catholic church in the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia, known for serving as a central place of worship and local religious heritage.
E. Trento Cathedral
Trento Cathedral is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, renowned as the historic seat of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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 San Zeno
Target entity description: The Basilica of San Zeno is a renowned Romanesque church in Verona, Italy, celebrated for its striking façade, bronze doors, and association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.

A. Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
B. Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
C. Basilica of San Nicolò
The Basilica of San Nicolò is a prominent historic Catholic church in Lecco, Italy, known for its distinctive bell tower and its dedication to Saint Nicholas.
D. San Zenone church
San Zenone church is a historic Catholic church in the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia, known for serving as a central place of worship and local religious heritage.
E. Trento Cathedral
Trento Cathedral is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, renowned as the historic seat of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ
affiliation	Diocese of Verona ⓘ
altarpieceBy	Andrea Mantegna ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	legendary marriage of Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
bronzeDoorsDepict	allegorical figures ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ saints ⓘ
cityLandmark	one of Verona’s most important churches ⓘ
completedIn	12th century ⓘ
constructionBegan	9th century ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Zeno of Verona ⓘ linked to: Saint Zeno
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
façadeFeature	alternating bands of tuff and brick ⓘ projecting porch ⓘ sculpted portal ⓘ
floorPlan	Latin cross ⓘ
hasArtwork	Romanesque sculptures ⓘ San Zeno Altarpiece ⓘ frescoes ⓘ reliefs on bronze doors ⓘ
hasPart	bell tower ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ choir ⓘ cloister ⓘ crypt ⓘ crypt of Saint Zeno ⓘ façade ⓘ main altar ⓘ nave ⓘ rose window ⓘ side aisles ⓘ transept ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Verona" ⓘ
knownFor	Romanesque cloister ⓘ association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ large rose window ⓘ striking façade ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	parish church ⓘ
locatedIn	Veneto ⓘ Verona ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ marble ⓘ tuff stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Zeno of Verona ⓘ linked to: Zeno Veronensis
patronSaint	Zeno of Verona ⓘ linked to: Zeno Veronensis
portalSculptor	Master Nicholaus ⓘ
rebuiltIn	12th century ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
roseWindowAlsoKnownAs	Wheel of Fortune ⓘ linked to: The Wheel of Fortune
status	minor basilica ⓘ
touristAttraction	major site in Verona ⓘ
towerCompleted	1178 ⓘ
towerConstruction	began 1045 ⓘ
UNESCOSite	City of Verona, World Heritage Site ⓘ linked to: Historic Centre of Verona
UNESCOSiteCountry	Italy ⓘ
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear	2000 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited