St. John’s Church, Kolkata
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St. John’s Church, Kolkata is one of the city’s oldest and most historically significant churches, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as an early Anglican cathedral of British India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. John’s Church, Kolkata canonical | 3 |
| St. John’s Church, Kolkata vicinity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7120452 — 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: St. John’s Church, Kolkata Context triple: [B.B.D. Bagh, contains, St. John’s Church, Kolkata]
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A.
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata is a prominent 19th-century Anglican cathedral renowned for its Indo-Gothic architecture and status as a major Christian landmark in eastern India.
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B.
Sacred Heart Church, Chandannagar
Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar is a historic French-era Roman Catholic church renowned for its colonial architecture and cultural significance along the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.
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C.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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D.
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal is a prominent Catholic church and local pilgrimage site in the coastal town of Karaikal in the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry.
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E.
St. Francis Church, Kochi
St. Francis Church, Kochi is one of the oldest European-built churches in India, renowned as the original burial site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and a prominent colonial-era landmark in Fort Kochi.
- 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: St. John’s Church, Kolkata Target entity description: St. John’s Church, Kolkata is one of the city’s oldest and most historically significant churches, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as an early Anglican cathedral of British India.
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A.
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata is a prominent 19th-century Anglican cathedral renowned for its Indo-Gothic architecture and status as a major Christian landmark in eastern India.
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B.
Sacred Heart Church, Chandannagar
Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar is a historic French-era Roman Catholic church renowned for its colonial architecture and cultural significance along the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.
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C.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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D.
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal is a prominent Catholic church and local pilgrimage site in the coastal town of Karaikal in the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry.
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E.
St. Francis Church, Kochi
St. Francis Church, Kochi is one of the oldest European-built churches in India, renowned as the original burial site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and a prominent colonial-era landmark in Fort Kochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
ⓘ
heritage building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
James Agg
ⓘ
Lieutenant James Agg of the Bengal Engineers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builder |
East India Company
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
|
| consecrationYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1784 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentDenomination | Church of North India ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Calcutta ⓘ |
| formerDenomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | paintings depicting the Last Supper ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large stained-glass windows
ⓘ
marble memorial tablets ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ portico with columns ⓘ tall spire ⓘ |
| hasGrave |
Job Charnock
ⓘ
Lady Canning ⓘ |
| hasGrounds | churchyard with tombs ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Black Hole of Calcutta monument
ⓘ
memorials to British officers and civilians ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I heritage structure (local listing) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1787 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dalhousie Square area
ⓘ
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
West Bengal ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
B.B.D. Bagh
ⓘ
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata ⓘ Writers’ Building ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
early Anglican cathedral of British India
ⓘ
former cathedral of the Diocese of Calcutta ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of colonial-era architecture in Kolkata
ⓘ
key site in the history of British administration in Bengal ⓘ |
| status |
historically significant church of colonial era
ⓘ
one of the oldest churches in Kolkata ⓘ |
| use |
historical monument
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist site ⓘ |
| was |
one of the earliest churches built by the East India Company in India
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one of the earliest public buildings of British Calcutta ⓘ one of the first Anglican churches in Kolkata ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. John’s Church, Kolkata Description of subject: St. John’s Church, Kolkata is one of the city’s oldest and most historically significant churches, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as an early Anglican cathedral of British India.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
B.B.D. Bagh area of Kolkata
subject linked to:
B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata
linked to: St. John’s Church, Kolkata