Basilica of Aquileia

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Roman Catholic church UNESCO World Heritage Site component basilica cathedral church building early Christian church minor basilica

The Basilica of Aquileia is a major early Christian church in northeastern Italy renowned for its extensive 4th-century floor mosaics and its role as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological and religious site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia	2
Basilica of Aquileia canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9487670 — 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: Basilica of Aquileia
Context triple: [Aquileia, notableBuilding, Basilica of Aquileia]

A. Basilica of Saint Justina, Padua
The Basilica of Saint Justina in Padua is a major Benedictine church and pilgrimage site renowned for its Renaissance architecture and for housing important relics and tombs, including those of several saints.
B. Archbishop’s Palace of Ravenna
The Archbishop’s Palace of Ravenna is a historic ecclesiastical complex in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its early Christian architecture and art, including the richly decorated Archiepiscopal Chapel.
C. Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a 6th-century Byzantine church near Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved early Christian mosaics and architecture.
D. Santa Giustina Basilica
Santa Giustina Basilica is a large, historic Roman Catholic church and monastery complex in Padua, Italy, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and important religious relics.
E. Basilica of Sant’Ubaldo
The Basilica of Sant’Ubaldo is a hilltop church and pilgrimage site above Gubbio, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Ubaldo and for its role in the town’s historic Corsa dei Ceri festival.
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: Basilica of Aquileia
Target entity description: The Basilica of Aquileia is a major early Christian church in northeastern Italy renowned for its extensive 4th-century floor mosaics and its role as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological and religious site.

A. Basilica of Saint Justina, Padua
The Basilica of Saint Justina in Padua is a major Benedictine church and pilgrimage site renowned for its Renaissance architecture and for housing important relics and tombs, including those of several saints.
B. Archbishop’s Palace of Ravenna
The Archbishop’s Palace of Ravenna is a historic ecclesiastical complex in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its early Christian architecture and art, including the richly decorated Archiepiscopal Chapel.
C. Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a 6th-century Byzantine church near Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved early Christian mosaics and architecture.
D. Santa Giustina Basilica
Santa Giustina Basilica is a large, historic Roman Catholic church and monastery complex in Padua, Italy, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and important religious relics.
E. Basilica of Sant’Ubaldo
The Basilica of Sant’Ubaldo is a hilltop church and pilgrimage site above Gubbio, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Ubaldo and for its role in the town’s historic Corsa dei Ceri festival.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ basilica ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ early Christian church ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Fortunatus ⓘ Saint Hermagoras ⓘ linked to: Saint Hermagoras of Aquileia Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
floorAreaFeature	one of the largest early Christian mosaic pavements ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	4th century ⓘ
function	archaeological site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ place of Christian worship ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gorizia ⓘ
hasPart	4th-century floor mosaics ⓘ apse ⓘ baptistery ⓘ bell tower ⓘ crypt ⓘ crypt of the frescoes ⓘ nave ⓘ transept ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Aquileia ⓘ Friuli Venezia Giulia ⓘ northeastern Italy ⓘ
locatedInFormerEntity	ancient Roman city of Aquileia ⓘ
locatedNear	Adriatic Sea ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	archaeological remains ⓘ extensive early Christian floor mosaics ⓘ religious significance ⓘ
partOf	Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Aquileia
previousGoverningBody	Patriarchate of Aquileia ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
significantPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ early Christian period ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1998 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	825 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Aquileia → notableBuilding → Basilica of Aquileia ⓘ

Patriarchate of Aquileia → hadCathedral → Basilica of Aquileia ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in Italy → hasSite → Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Aquileia

Basilica of Aquileia → partOf → Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia ⓘ