Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City)

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Roman Catholic cathedral church building historic site

Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York City is a historic 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Lower Manhattan, notable as the original seat of the Archdiocese of New York and a prominent example of early American Gothic Revival architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City) canonical	2
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, New York City	1
St. Patrick's Old Cathedral additions (New York City)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6511859 — 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: Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City)
Context triple: [James O’Donnell, designed, Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City)]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Holy Family Cathedral
Holy Family Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Orange, California, that historically served as the diocesan cathedral before the designation moved to Christ Cathedral.
D. Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle is the principal Episcopal church and liturgical center of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.
E. New Cathedral
New Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Linz, Austria, known for being the country's largest church by capacity and a major example of neo-Gothic architecture.
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: Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City)
Target entity description: Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York City is a historic 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Lower Manhattan, notable as the original seat of the Archdiocese of New York and a prominent example of early American Gothic Revival architecture.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Holy Family Cathedral
Holy Family Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Orange, California, that historically served as the diocesan cathedral before the designation moved to Christ Cathedral.
D. Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle is the principal Episcopal church and liturgical center of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.
E. New Cathedral
New Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Linz, Austria, known for being the country's largest church by capacity and a major example of neo-Gothic architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ historic site ⓘ
affiliation	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of New York
architecturalStyle	Early American Gothic Revival ⓘ linked to: Gothic Revival Gothic Revival ⓘ
boundedByStreet	Houston Street ⓘ Mott Street ⓘ Mulberry Street ⓘ Prince Street ⓘ
buildingMaterial	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
category	19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States ⓘ Cathedrals in New York City ⓘ Gothic Revival church buildings in New York City ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Manhattan ⓘ
constructionPeriod	19th century ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
hasCemetery	churchyard cemetery ⓘ
hasFeature	burial vaults ⓘ catacombs ⓘ organ ⓘ walled churchyard ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places New York City Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Lower Manhattan ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ
locatedInHistoricArea	historic Lower Manhattan ⓘ
neighborhood	Nolita ⓘ
notableFor	catacombs beneath the church ⓘ historic role in New York Catholic history ⓘ original seat of the Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
originalFunction	seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance	example of early American Gothic Revival church architecture ⓘ original cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
status	basilica ⓘ
streetAddress	260–264 Mulberry Street ⓘ
usedFor	Roman Catholic worship ⓘ parish church activities ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

James O’Donnell → designed → Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City) ⓘ

James O’Donnell → notableWork → Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City) ⓘ

James Renwick Jr. buildings → notableExample → St. Patrick's Old Cathedral additions (New York City) ⓘ

linked to: Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral (New York City)

Father Francis P. Duffy → placeOfBurial → Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ