Church of Acheiropoietos
E523004
Byzantine church
church building
cultural heritage monument
early Christian basilica
tourist attraction
The Church of Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Byzantine church architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Acheiropoietos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5477540 — 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: Church of Acheiropoietos Context triple: [Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki, hasPart, Church of Acheiropoietos]
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A.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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B.
Temple of Demeter
The Temple of Demeter is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Agrigento, Sicily, dedicated to the goddess of agriculture and fertility and notable for its religious and historical significance.
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C.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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D.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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E.
Temple of Leto
The Temple of Leto is an ancient sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Leto within the Letoon religious complex in Lycia, notable for its Hellenistic architecture and inscriptions.
- 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: Church of Acheiropoietos Target entity description: The Church of Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Byzantine church architecture.
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A.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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B.
Temple of Demeter
The Temple of Demeter is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Agrigento, Sicily, dedicated to the goddess of agriculture and fertility and notable for its religious and historical significance.
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C.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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D.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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E.
Temple of Leto
The Temple of Leto is an ancient sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Leto within the Letoon religious complex in Lycia, notable for its Hellenistic architecture and inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ early Christian basilica ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
early Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.635°N 22.945°E ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| floorPlan | three-aisled basilica ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
frescoes
ⓘ
marble revetment ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument of Greece ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ galleries ⓘ narthex ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
criterion (i)
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criterion (ii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| inception |
5th century
ⓘ
circa 450–470 ⓘ |
| laterModifications |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Central Macedonia ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion |
Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
|
| locatedInOldTown | historic center of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “not made by human hands” ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marble columns and capitals
ⓘ
original 5th-century mosaics ⓘ well-preserved early Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| OttomanName | Eski Camii ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionPhase | 5th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | timber roof ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 456 ⓘ |
| usedAs | mosque during Ottoman period ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian worship ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of Acheiropoietos Description of subject: The Church of Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Byzantine church architecture.
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