Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague

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Baroque church church memorial site

The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague is a historic Baroque church best known as the hiding place and memorial site of the Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Karlín)	3
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague canonical	2
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius	1
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague	1
Cyril and Methodius Church complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6885782 — 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: Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague
Context triple: [Jan Kubiš, memorial, Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague]

A. Church of Our Lady before Týn
The Church of Our Lady before Týn is a prominent Gothic church dominating Prague’s Old Town skyline, renowned for its twin spires and historical significance as a major medieval religious and cultural landmark.
B. St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral within Prague Castle, renowned as a spiritual symbol of the Czech state and the traditional coronation and burial site of Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors.
C. Sint-Vituskerk (St Vitus Church)
Sint-Vituskerk (St Vitus Church) is a historic Christian church in the Dutch town of Winschoten, notable for its traditional architecture and role as a central place of worship in the community.
D. Old Town Hall, Prague
Old Town Hall in Prague is a historic Gothic complex on the Old Town Square, renowned as a major city landmark and the site of the famous Prague Astronomical Clock.
E. Church of St. Wenceslas in Vršovice
The Church of St. Wenceslas in Vršovice is a prominent modernist Roman Catholic church in Prague, renowned for its striking cubist-influenced architecture by Josef Gočár.
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: Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague
Target entity description: The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague is a historic Baroque church best known as the hiding place and memorial site of the Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.

A. Church of Our Lady before Týn
The Church of Our Lady before Týn is a prominent Gothic church dominating Prague’s Old Town skyline, renowned for its twin spires and historical significance as a major medieval religious and cultural landmark.
B. St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral within Prague Castle, renowned as a spiritual symbol of the Czech state and the traditional coronation and burial site of Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors.
C. Sint-Vituskerk (St Vitus Church)
Sint-Vituskerk (St Vitus Church) is a historic Christian church in the Dutch town of Winschoten, notable for its traditional architecture and role as a central place of worship in the community.
D. Old Town Hall, Prague
Old Town Hall in Prague is a historic Gothic complex on the Old Town Square, renowned as a major city landmark and the site of the famous Prague Astronomical Clock.
E. Church of St. Wenceslas in Vršovice
The Church of St. Wenceslas in Vršovice is a prominent modernist Roman Catholic church in Prague, renowned for its striking cubist-influenced architecture by Josef Gočár.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ church ⓘ memorial site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
associatedWith	Czechoslovak resistance ⓘ Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia ⓘ linked to: German occupation of Czechoslovakia Reinhard Heydrich assassination ⓘ
category	Baroque architecture in Prague ⓘ Churches in Prague ⓘ World War II memorials in the Czech Republic ⓘ
country	Czech Republic ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Cyril ⓘ Saint Methodius ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
function	place of worship ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
hasMemorialPlaque	plaque commemorating Operation Anthropoid paratroopers ⓘ plaque commemorating victims of Nazi terror in 1942 ⓘ
hasPart	crypt of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague ⓘ memorial to the Czechoslovak paratroopers ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction	museum exhibition in the crypt ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ
knownFor	World War II resistance memorial ⓘ hiding place of Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ role in Operation Anthropoid ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Czech ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	New Town, Prague ⓘ Prague ⓘ
locatedOn	Resslova Street, Prague ⓘ
memorializes	Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in Operation Anthropoid ⓘ victims of Nazi reprisals after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ
namedAfter	Saints Cyril and Methodius ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ⓘ
significantEvent	last stand of Operation Anthropoid paratroopers ⓘ siege of the church by Nazi forces in June 1942 ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ
touristStatus	popular historical site in Prague ⓘ
usedAs	paratrooper hideout during World War II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Jan Kubiš → memorial → Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague ⓘ

Jan Kubiš → tookRefugeAt → Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague ⓘ

National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror → partOf → Cyril and Methodius Church complex ⓘ