Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

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Episcopal church Gothic Revival building cathedral landmark

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is a massive, unfinished Gothic Revival Episcopal cathedral in Manhattan, New York City, renowned as one of the largest church buildings in the world.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of St. John the Divine	7
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine canonical	3
Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine	1
Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York City	1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York City)	1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, master plan and portions)	1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York (ashes memorialized)	1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York (design work)	1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City	1
St. John the Divine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T431723 — 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 Saint John the Divine
Context triple: [Episcopal Diocese of New York, seat, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine]

A. Church of the Intercession, New York City
The Church of the Intercession in New York City is a prominent Gothic Revival Episcopal church renowned for its striking architecture and historic cemetery in Upper Manhattan.
B. St. Thomas Church, New York City
St. Thomas Church in New York City is a prominent Episcopal parish church on Fifth Avenue, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture, elaborate stone carvings, and rich choral music tradition.
C. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery is one of New York City's oldest churches, a historic Episcopal parish in Manhattan known for its colonial-era roots and prominent role in the city's religious and cultural life.
D. St Patrick's Cathedral
St Patrick's Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Anglican cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, and one of the country's most important religious and architectural landmarks.
E. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a prominent Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its striking architecture and status as a major religious and tourist landmark.
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 Saint John the Divine
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is a massive, unfinished Gothic Revival Episcopal cathedral in Manhattan, New York City, renowned as one of the largest church buildings in the world.

A. Church of the Intercession, New York City
The Church of the Intercession in New York City is a prominent Gothic Revival Episcopal church renowned for its striking architecture and historic cemetery in Upper Manhattan.
B. St. Thomas Church, New York City
St. Thomas Church in New York City is a prominent Episcopal parish church on Fifth Avenue, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture, elaborate stone carvings, and rich choral music tradition.
C. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery is one of New York City's oldest churches, a historic Episcopal parish in Manhattan known for its colonial-era roots and prominent role in the city's religious and cultural life.
D. St Patrick's Cathedral
St Patrick's Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Anglican cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, and one of the country's most important religious and architectural landmarks.
E. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a prominent Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its striking architecture and status as a major religious and tourist landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Episcopal church ⓘ Gothic Revival building ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ
address	1047 Amsterdam Avenue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine St. John the Divine ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
architecturalStyle	Byzantine Revival ⓘ Gothic Revival ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1892 ⓘ
cornerstoneLaid	1892 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ
diocese	Episcopal Diocese of New York ⓘ
foundedBy	Episcopal Diocese of New York ⓘ
function	cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York ⓘ
governingBody	Episcopal Diocese of New York ⓘ
hasDenomination	Anglican Communion ⓘ
hasFeature	central crossing ⓘ great organ ⓘ large rose window ⓘ long nave ⓘ multiple chapels of the tongues ⓘ sculpted portals ⓘ towerless western facade ⓘ
hasParish	Cathedral of Saint John the Divine parish ⓘ
heritageDesignation	New York City Landmark ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
namedAfter	John the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle John
neighborhood	Morningside Heights ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest church buildings in the world ⓘ long and ongoing construction ⓘ massive interior dimensions ⓘ
openedForWorship	1899 ⓘ
otherUse	concert venue ⓘ cultural events venue ⓘ
primaryUse	Christian worship ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
status	active ⓘ unfinished ⓘ
usesMaterial	granite ⓘ limestone ⓘ stone ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Episcopal Diocese of New York → seat → Cathedral of Saint John the Divine ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of New York → cathedral → Cathedral of Saint John the Divine ⓘ

Ralph Adams Cram → notableWork → Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York (design work) ⓘ