Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
E567465
Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous prominent Canadian figures, including former Prime Minister Sir John Thompson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067965 — 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: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Context triple: [Sir John Thompson, burialPlace, Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada]
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Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal, Canada is a Jewish burial ground best known internationally as the final resting place of singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen.
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B.
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Canada
Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Canada is a historic national cemetery known as the resting place of many prominent Canadians, including engineers, politicians, and military figures.
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C.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts
Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts is a Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous local figures, including former Boston Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro.
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D.
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal is a large historic Catholic cemetery and one of Canada’s most prominent burial grounds, known as the resting place of many notable Quebec figures.
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E.
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic burial ground overlooking the Fraser River and the final resting place of notable figures including actor Raymond Burr.
- 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: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Target entity description: Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous prominent Canadian figures, including former Prime Minister Sir John Thompson.
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A.
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal, Canada is a Jewish burial ground best known internationally as the final resting place of singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen.
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B.
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Canada
Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Canada is a historic national cemetery known as the resting place of many prominent Canadians, including engineers, politicians, and military figures.
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C.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts
Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts is a Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous local figures, including former Boston Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro.
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D.
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal is a large historic Catholic cemetery and one of Canada’s most prominent burial grounds, known as the resting place of many notable Quebec figures.
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E.
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic burial ground overlooking the Fraser River and the final resting place of notable figures including actor Raymond Burr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasCulturalSignificance | important Catholic heritage site in Halifax ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of commemoration
ⓘ
place of mourning ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurialsFrom |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Victorian-era grave markers
ⓘ
graves of prominent Canadian political figures ⓘ historic monuments ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
Halifax ⓘ Halifax Regional Municipality ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ urban area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Halifax Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
ⓘ
Sir John Thompson ⓘ fourth Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth
ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth
|
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| usedFor |
Catholic burials
ⓘ
burials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Description of subject: Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous prominent Canadian figures, including former Prime Minister Sir John Thompson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir John Thompson (4th Prime Minister of Canada)