St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh
E656647
St John’s Episcopal Church on Princes Street in Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival church known for its striking architecture and role as an active Scottish Episcopal congregation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7337830 — 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 Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh Context triple: [William Burn, designed, St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh]
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St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh is a historic Church of Scotland landmark on the Royal Mile, renowned as the High Kirk of Edinburgh and noted for its distinctive crown steeple and rich religious and civic heritage.
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B.
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's Church in Edinburgh is a historic Scottish church noted for its ancient parish roots and as the burial place of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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C.
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh is a historic 17th-century church renowned as a key site of Scottish religious and political history, including its role in the signing of the National Covenant.
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D.
Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh was a medieval collegiate church in Edinburgh, Scotland, notable as a royal foundation and the burial place of Queen Mary of Guelders.
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E.
Queen’s Cross Church, Glasgow
Queen’s Cross Church in Glasgow is a distinctive early 20th-century ecclesiastical building designed in the Art Nouveau-influenced style of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- 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 Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh Target entity description: St John’s Episcopal Church on Princes Street in Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival church known for its striking architecture and role as an active Scottish Episcopal congregation.
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A.
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh is a historic Church of Scotland landmark on the Royal Mile, renowned as the High Kirk of Edinburgh and noted for its distinctive crown steeple and rich religious and civic heritage.
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B.
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's Church in Edinburgh is a historic Scottish church noted for its ancient parish roots and as the burial place of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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C.
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh is a historic 17th-century church renowned as a key site of Scottish religious and political history, including its role in the signing of the National Covenant.
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D.
Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh was a medieval collegiate church in Edinburgh, Scotland, notable as a royal foundation and the burial place of Queen Mary of Guelders.
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E.
Queen’s Cross Church, Glasgow
Queen’s Cross Church in Glasgow is a distinctive early 20th-century ecclesiastical building designed in the Art Nouveau-influenced style of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
Scottish Episcopal church ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| cityCentreLocation | yes ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint John the Evangelist
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
|
| denomination | Scottish Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
assistant priests
ⓘ
rector ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buttresses
ⓘ
churchyard ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ stone tracery ⓘ |
| hasMusicProgram | choir ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | yes ⓘ |
| hasParishHall | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| holdsRegularServices | yes ⓘ |
| hosts |
charity events
ⓘ
ecumenical services ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| isActiveParish | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Princes Street ⓘ |
| notableFor |
19th-century Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
active Scottish Episcopal congregation ⓘ prominent city-centre location ⓘ |
| overlooks | Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| province | Scottish Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Anglo-Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Catholicism
|
| usedFor |
community events
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh Description of subject: St John’s Episcopal Church on Princes Street in Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival church known for its striking architecture and role as an active Scottish Episcopal congregation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.