Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America

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Catholic monastery religious complex tourist attraction

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is a Catholic complex in Washington, D.C., known for its replica Holy Land shrines, beautiful gardens, and role as a center for Franciscan spirituality and pilgrimage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America canonical	1
Monastery of the Holy Land	1
Monastery of the Holy Land community	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6577407 — 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: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
Context triple: [Brookland, hasLandmark, Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America]

A. Franciscan Complex
The Franciscan Complex is a chaotic assemblage of deformed oceanic and continental rocks in coastal California, formed in a subduction zone setting and prominently exposed in ranges such as the Santa Lucia Range.
B. Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
C. Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
The Convent of Saint-Étienne in Jerusalem is a Dominican monastic complex best known as the home of the École Biblique, a leading Catholic center for biblical and archaeological scholarship.
D. Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is a small convent within the Vatican Gardens that became widely known as the secluded residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation.
E. Sanctuary of Loyola
The Sanctuary of Loyola is a major Catholic pilgrimage complex in Spain built around the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.
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: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
Target entity description: The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is a Catholic complex in Washington, D.C., known for its replica Holy Land shrines, beautiful gardens, and role as a center for Franciscan spirituality and pilgrimage.

A. Franciscan Complex
The Franciscan Complex is a chaotic assemblage of deformed oceanic and continental rocks in coastal California, formed in a subduction zone setting and prominently exposed in ranges such as the Santa Lucia Range.
B. Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
C. Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
The Convent of Saint-Étienne in Jerusalem is a Dominican monastic complex best known as the home of the École Biblique, a leading Catholic center for biblical and archaeological scholarship.
D. Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is a small convent within the Vatican Gardens that became widely known as the secluded residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation.
E. Sanctuary of Loyola
The Sanctuary of Loyola is a major Catholic pilgrimage complex in Spain built around the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic monastery ⓘ religious complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Byzantine Revival ⓘ Romanesque Revival ⓘ linked to: Neo-Romanesque
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Christian holy places ⓘ Holy Land ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
followsSpirituality	Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
function	center for Franciscan spirituality ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ retreat center ⓘ
hasGardenType	formal gardens ⓘ herb gardens ⓘ rose gardens ⓘ
hasPart	Rosary Portico ⓘ catacombs ⓘ chapels ⓘ church ⓘ cloister ⓘ gardens ⓘ gift shop ⓘ grottoes ⓘ outdoor Stations of the Cross ⓘ replica Holy Land shrines ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
locatedIn	Brookland neighborhood ⓘ linked to: Brookland Northeast Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableFor	Franciscan pilgrimage devotions ⓘ extensive gardens ⓘ replicas of Holy Land shrines ⓘ
offers	Mass ⓘ confession ⓘ devotional services ⓘ guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ
region	District of Columbia ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Franciscans ⓘ linked to: Franciscan Order Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
streetAddress	1400 Quincy Street NE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Brookland → hasLandmark → Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America ⓘ

Monastery of the Holy Land gardens → surrounds → Monastery of the Holy Land ⓘ

linked to: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America

Monastery of the Holy Land gardens → associatedWith → Monastery of the Holy Land community ⓘ