crypt of Saint Nicholas
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The crypt of Saint Nicholas is the subterranean chamber beneath the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy, traditionally venerated as the resting place of the relics of Saint Nicholas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| crypt of Saint Nicholas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7248360 — 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: crypt of Saint Nicholas Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Nicholas, hasPart, crypt of Saint Nicholas]
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A.
São Nicolau
São Nicolau is a mountainous and sparsely populated island in the Barlavento group of Cape Verde, known for its traditional agriculture and scenic volcanic landscapes.
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B.
St. Niklaus
St. Niklaus is a locality within the Swiss municipality of Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus in the canton of Solothurn.
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C.
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church)
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, renowned as a focal point of the peaceful protests that helped spark the 1989 Monday Demonstrations leading to the fall of the GDR.
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D.
Saint Nicholas Chapel
Saint Nicholas Chapel is a historic medieval chapel built on the famous Pont Saint-Bénézet (Avignon Bridge) in Avignon, France, traditionally dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and travelers.
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E.
San Nicolaas
San Nicolaas is the second-largest city in Aruba, known for its oil refinery history, multicultural community, and vibrant street art scene.
- 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: crypt of Saint Nicholas Target entity description: The crypt of Saint Nicholas is the subterranean chamber beneath the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy, traditionally venerated as the resting place of the relics of Saint Nicholas.
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A.
São Nicolau
São Nicolau is a mountainous and sparsely populated island in the Barlavento group of Cape Verde, known for its traditional agriculture and scenic volcanic landscapes.
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B.
St. Niklaus
St. Niklaus is a locality within the Swiss municipality of Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus in the canton of Solothurn.
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C.
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church)
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, renowned as a focal point of the peaceful protests that helped spark the 1989 Monday Demonstrations leading to the fall of the GDR.
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D.
Saint Nicholas Chapel
Saint Nicholas Chapel is a historic medieval chapel built on the famous Pont Saint-Bénézet (Avignon Bridge) in Avignon, France, traditionally dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and travelers.
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E.
San Nicolaas
San Nicolaas is the second-largest city in Aruba, known for its oil refinery history, multicultural community, and vibrant street art scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
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crypt ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | interior of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Orthodox and Catholic liturgies
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feast of Saint Nicholas ⓘ translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas to Bari ⓘ |
| contains | tomb of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Nicholas
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linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| floorLevel | subterranean ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar of Saint Nicholas
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columns ⓘ icon of Saint Nicholas ⓘ marble decorations ⓘ vaulted ceilings ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLiturgy |
Church Slavonic
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Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia
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Bari ⓘ Basilica of Saint Nicholas ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ecumenical devotion by Catholics and Orthodox
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housing the main shrine of Saint Nicholas in Bari ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Basilica of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| pilgrimageFrom |
Balkans
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Eastern Europe ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Eastern and Western Christian devotion
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cult of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traditionallyHolds | relics of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian pilgrimage
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liturgical celebrations ⓘ prayer ⓘ veneration of relics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: crypt of Saint Nicholas Description of subject: The crypt of Saint Nicholas is the subterranean chamber beneath the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy, traditionally venerated as the resting place of the relics of Saint Nicholas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.