Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

E850199

Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building landmark

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral, renowned for its historic architecture and religious significance, located in Turin, Italy.

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Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10212119 — 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: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Context triple: [Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, locatedIn, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist]

A. Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist is a UNESCO-listed Gothic-Baroque church in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, renowned as one of the country’s most important medieval architectural monuments.
B. Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and role as the seat of the city's archbishop.
C. Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic church in Toruń, Poland, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and cultural heritage.
D. Saint John the Baptist Cathedral
Saint John the Baptist Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and diocesan seat in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
E. St. John the Baptist Cathedral
St. John the Baptist Cathedral is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Trnava, Slovakia, renowned for its early Baroque architecture and richly decorated interior.
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: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral, renowned for its historic architecture and religious significance, located in Turin, Italy.

A. Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist is a UNESCO-listed Gothic-Baroque church in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, renowned as one of the country’s most important medieval architectural monuments.
B. Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and role as the seat of the city's archbishop.
C. Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic church in Toruń, Poland, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and cultural heritage.
D. Saint John the Baptist Cathedral
Saint John the Baptist Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and diocesan seat in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
E. St. John the Baptist Cathedral
St. John the Baptist Cathedral is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Trnava, Slovakia, renowned for its early Baroque architecture and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ
adjacentTo	Palazzo Reale di Torino ⓘ linked to: Palazzo Reale, Turin Royal Palace of Turin ⓘ linked to: Palazzo Reale, Turin
architect	Amedeo de Francisco da Settignano ⓘ linked to: Amedeo di Francesco da Settignano Guarino Guarini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Renaissance architecture ⓘ
cityCenterLocation	yes ⓘ
constructionStart	1491 ⓘ
contains	Chapel of the Holy Shroud ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint John the Baptist ⓘ linked to: John the Baptist
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Turin
floorPlanType	Latin cross ⓘ
foundedBy	House of Savoy ⓘ
function	seat of the Archbishop of Turin ⓘ
hasAltarpiece	yes ⓘ
hasBellTower	yes ⓘ
hasChoir	yes ⓘ
hasCrypt	yes ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasNave	yes ⓘ
hasSideChapels	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected historic monument ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1498 ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Piedmont ⓘ Turin ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	association with the Shroud of Turin ⓘ housing the Chapel of the Holy Shroud ⓘ
ownership	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Turin
partOf	Residences of the Royal House of Savoy ⓘ
region	Northwestern Italy ⓘ linked to: northwestern Italy
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
status	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
towerCount	1 ⓘ
uses	religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ