Cathedral of the Holy Cross

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Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of the Holy Cross canonical	2
Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)	1
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6192162 — 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 the Holy Cross
Context triple: [South End, hasLandmark, Cathedral of the Holy Cross]

A. Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
B. Chapel of the Holy Cross
The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a modernist Roman Catholic chapel dramatically built into the red rock buttes of Sedona, Arizona, and renowned for its striking architecture and panoramic desert views.
C. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and one of the most prominent historic landmarks in Castries, Saint Lucia.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and a major historical landmark located in the heart of Bogotá, Colombia.
E. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
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 the Holy Cross
Target entity description: The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston.

A. Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
B. Chapel of the Holy Cross
The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a modernist Roman Catholic chapel dramatically built into the red rock buttes of Sedona, Arizona, and renowned for its striking architecture and panoramic desert views.
C. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and a major historical landmark located in the heart of Bogotá, Colombia.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and one of the most prominent historic landmarks in Castries, Saint Lucia.
E. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ
buildingType	cathedral ⓘ
category	Cathedrals in Massachusetts ⓘ Churches in Boston ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedrals in the United States ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
foundedBy	Archdiocese of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	cathedral church ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClericalRole	cathedral of the archbishop of Boston ⓘ
hasDiocese	Archdiocese of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	altar ⓘ bell tower ⓘ chancel ⓘ nave ⓘ organ ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasLanguageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
hasRite	Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStatus	mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic church ⓘ
inception	19th century ⓘ
isPartOf	Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston ⓘ linked to: Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts ⓘ South End, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality	City of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
motherChurchOf	Archdiocese of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Roman Catholic Church in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
seatOf	Archbishop of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	Archdiocese of Boston clergy ⓘ Roman Catholic faithful in Boston ⓘ
usedFor	Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ episcopal ceremonies ⓘ public worship ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

South End → hasLandmark → Cathedral of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Richard Cushing → burialPlace → Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinal Richard Cushing

linked to: Cathedral of the Holy Cross

South End, Boston → hasInstitution → Cathedral of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Patrick Charles Keely → notableWork → Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston) ⓘ

subject linked to: Keely