cross of Saint James (in some depictions)
E599815
The cross of Saint James is a distinctive red, sword-shaped Christian cross associated with the Order of Santiago and often used as a heraldic and religious emblem in Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cross of Saint James | 2 |
| cross of Saint James (in some depictions) canonical | 1 |
| red cross of Saint James | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6615727 — 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: cross of Saint James (in some depictions) Context triple: [Coat of arms of Melilla, hasElement, cross of Saint James (in some depictions)]
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A.
Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a historic Christian emblem prominently associated with Portuguese national and military identity, especially linked to the era of maritime discoveries.
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B.
Latin cross
The Latin cross is the most common Christian cross form, featuring a longer vertical beam intersected by a shorter horizontal beam above its midpoint, and is widely used as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus and of Christianity in general.
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C.
Christian cross
The Christian cross is the principal symbol of Christianity, representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
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D.
War Cross with Sword
The War Cross with Sword is Norway’s highest military decoration for extraordinary bravery or leadership in combat.
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E.
Saint Anthony's cross
Saint Anthony's cross is a T-shaped Christian cross traditionally associated with Saint Anthony the Great and often linked to monasticism and healing.
- 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: cross of Saint James (in some depictions) Target entity description: The cross of Saint James is a distinctive red, sword-shaped Christian cross associated with the Order of Santiago and often used as a heraldic and religious emblem in Spain.
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A.
Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a historic Christian emblem prominently associated with Portuguese national and military identity, especially linked to the era of maritime discoveries.
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B.
Latin cross
The Latin cross is the most common Christian cross form, featuring a longer vertical beam intersected by a shorter horizontal beam above its midpoint, and is widely used as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus and of Christianity in general.
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C.
Christian cross
The Christian cross is the principal symbol of Christianity, representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
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D.
War Cross with Sword
The War Cross with Sword is Norway’s highest military decoration for extraordinary bravery or leadership in combat.
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E.
Saint Anthony's cross
Saint Anthony's cross is a T-shaped Christian cross traditionally associated with Saint Anthony the Great and often linked to monasticism and healing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cross
ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cruz de Santiago ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Order of Santiago
ⓘ
Saint James the Greater ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
Spanish military orders ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Calatrava
|
| color | red ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Spanish Catholic identity
ⓘ
symbol of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| depicts | stylized sword ⓘ |
| field |
Christian iconography
ⓘ
heraldry ⓘ vexillology ⓘ |
| follows | Latin cross form (modified) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fleur-de-lis shaped arms
ⓘ
sword blade as lower arm ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | martial character of the Order of Santiago ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint James the Greater
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
| notableIn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | sword-shaped cross ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chivalric ideals
ⓘ
defense of the faith ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ militant Christianity ⓘ pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| usedAs |
badge of the Order of Santiago
ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ religious emblem ⓘ symbol of military knighthood ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Spanish heraldry
ⓘ
ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ insignia of Spanish military units ⓘ insignia of Spanish religious confraternities ⓘ logos of institutions linked to Saint James ⓘ pilgrimage souvenirs of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| usedOn |
banners
ⓘ
church decorations ⓘ military standards ⓘ pilgrim badges ⓘ shields ⓘ vestments of the Order of Santiago ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Santiago
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: cross of Saint James (in some depictions) Description of subject: The cross of Saint James is a distinctive red, sword-shaped Christian cross associated with the Order of Santiago and often used as a heraldic and religious emblem in Spain.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: cross of Saint James (in some depictions)
linked to: cross of Saint James (in some depictions)
linked to: cross of Saint James (in some depictions)