Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)

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Catholic church building Romanesque cathedral cultural heritage monument in Portugal medieval church

Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Coimbra Old Cathedral	2
Old Cathedral of Coimbra	2
Old Cathedral of Coimbra as main cathedral	1
Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) canonical	1
Sé Velha de Coimbra (Old Cathedral)	1
cathedral of the Diocese of Coimbra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T611182 — 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: Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Context triple: [Coimbra, hasLandmark, Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)]

A. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
B. Toledo Cathedral
Toledo Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, celebrated for its rich history, monumental architecture, and exceptional collection of religious art.
C. Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
D. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
E. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
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: Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Target entity description: Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.

A. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
B. Toledo Cathedral
Toledo Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, celebrated for its rich history, monumental architecture, and exceptional collection of religious art.
C. Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
D. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
E. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church building ⓘ Romanesque cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument in Portugal ⓘ medieval church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old Cathedral of Coimbra ⓘ linked to: Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture (later additions) ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	cathedral ⓘ
builtUnder	King Afonso Henriques ⓘ linked to: Afonso I of Portugal
completionDate	late 12th century ⓘ
consecrationYear	1184 ⓘ
constructionStart	12th century ⓘ c. 1162 ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
currentUse	parish church and historical monument ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
diocese	Diocese of Coimbra ⓘ
founder	Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monumento Nacional ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
historicalUse	seat of the Bishop of Coimbra ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro Region ⓘ Coimbra ⓘ Coimbra District ⓘ historic centre of Coimbra ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia)
locatedOn	Mondego River valley (overlooking) ⓘ
nativeName	Sé Velha de Coimbra ⓘ
notableFeature	Gothic cloister from the 13th century ⓘ Latin cross floor plan ⓘ Manueline side chapels (later additions) ⓘ Romanesque capitals with vegetal and zoomorphic motifs ⓘ Romanesque portal with sculpted archivolts ⓘ barrel-vaulted nave ⓘ cloister ⓘ crenellated walls and towers ⓘ elevated choir ⓘ fortress-like exterior ⓘ groin-vaulted aisles ⓘ massive west façade ⓘ narrow defensive windows ⓘ painted altarpieces ⓘ tombs of bishops and nobles ⓘ
predecessorBuilding	earlier cathedral near the royal palace of Coimbra ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
significance	important example of Portuguese Romanesque architecture ⓘ one of the best-preserved Romanesque cathedrals in Portugal ⓘ symbol of medieval Coimbra ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Coimbra ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Coimbra → hasLandmark → Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) ⓘ

Sé Velha → alsoKnownAs → Old Cathedral of Coimbra ⓘ

subject linked to: Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)