Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Prague best known as the site where Czechoslovak resistance fighters made their last stand after the assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5597212 — 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: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral Context triple: [Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague, location, Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral]
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St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica is a grand neoclassical Roman Catholic church in Budapest, renowned as one of Hungary's most important religious buildings and a major architectural landmark.
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic religious landmark in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, dedicated to the country’s first king and patron saint.
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Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding Romanesque architecture and historic art treasures.
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Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a prominent Eastern Orthodox church serving as the main cathedral for the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonese in Western Europe.
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E.
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a prominent Greek Orthodox church and architectural landmark in the coastal city of Alexandroupoli, Greece.
- 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: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral Target entity description: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Prague best known as the site where Czechoslovak resistance fighters made their last stand after the assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.
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A.
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica is a grand neoclassical Roman Catholic church in Budapest, renowned as one of Hungary's most important religious buildings and a major architectural landmark.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic religious landmark in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, dedicated to the country’s first king and patron saint.
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C.
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding Romanesque architecture and historic art treasures.
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Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a prominent Eastern Orthodox church serving as the main cathedral for the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonese in Western Europe.
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E.
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a prominent Greek Orthodox church and architectural landmark in the coastal city of Alexandroupoli, Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
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cathedral ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect | Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Czechoslovak resistance
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Operation Anthropoid ⓘ Reinhard Heydrich assassination ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque church buildings in the Czech Republic
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Cathedrals in Prague ⓘ Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the Czech Republic ⓘ World War II memorials in the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Prague 2 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Czechoslovak paratroopers of Operation Anthropoid
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linked to:
Czechoslovak paratroopers
victims of Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1730s ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Cyril
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Saint Methodius ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| event | Battle in the crypt after Operation Anthropoid ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 main nave ⓘ |
| formerDenomination |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| function |
place of worship
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tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crypt
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memorial to Czechoslovak paratroopers ⓘ museum exhibition on Operation Anthropoid ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Town, Prague
ⓘ
Prague ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Resslova Street ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cyril and Methodius
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linked to:
Saints Cyril and Methodius
|
| notableFor |
last stand of Czechoslovak paratroopers after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
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role in World War II resistance ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalName |
Church of Saint Charles Borromeo
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linked to:
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
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| ownership | Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cathedral church
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parish church ⓘ |
| warDamage | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral Description of subject: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Prague best known as the site where Czechoslovak resistance fighters made their last stand after the assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague
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location
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
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Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague
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associatedBuilding
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Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
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linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror
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locatedIn
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Cyril and Methodius Cathedral crypt
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linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
linked to: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral