Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador

E89903

Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building

The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador canonical	5
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador	4
San Salvador Cathedral	2
San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral	2
cathedral of San Salvador	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T745930 — 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: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
Context triple: [San Salvador, hasCathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador]

A. Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey is the principal Catholic church and an important historical and architectural landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
B. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
C. Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral on the city’s main square, renowned as one of the largest and oldest cathedrals in the Americas and a prime example of Spanish colonial architecture.
D. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
E. Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque architecture and religious significance.
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: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
Target entity description: The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.

A. Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey is the principal Catholic church and an important historical and architectural landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
B. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
C. Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral on the city’s main square, renowned as one of the largest and oldest cathedrals in the Americas and a prime example of Spanish colonial architecture.
D. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
E. Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque architecture and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ
affiliation	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of San Salvador
associatedWithEvent	Catholic processions in San Salvador ⓘ commemorations of Óscar Romero ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Óscar Arnulfo Romero ⓘ linked to: Archbishop Óscar Romero
burialPlaceOf	Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ Óscar Arnulfo Romero ⓘ linked to: Archbishop Óscar Romero
capitalOfCountry	San Salvador ⓘ
city	San Salvador ⓘ
country	El Salvador ⓘ
countryCapitalServed	San Salvador ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Holy Savior ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
function	seat of the Archbishop of San Salvador ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ
hasAltar	main altar ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	modern ⓘ neoclassical elements ⓘ
hasCrypt	yes ⓘ
hasDiocese	Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFacade	ornate ⓘ
hasReligiousOrder	secular clergy ⓘ
hasStatus	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
hasTomb	tomb of Óscar Romero ⓘ
heritageStatus	important religious monument of El Salvador ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ
languageOfNativeName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Historic Center of San Salvador ⓘ San Salvador ⓘ
locatedInContinent	North America ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Central America ⓘ
nativeName	Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
notableFor	association with human rights movement in El Salvador ⓘ role in religious life of El Salvador ⓘ site of major religious celebrations ⓘ tomb of Óscar Romero ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ
role	principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador ⓘ principal Roman Catholic church of San Salvador ⓘ
significance	symbol of Catholic faith in El Salvador ⓘ
usedFor	Mass ⓘ national religious events ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

San Salvador → hasCathedral → Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador ⓘ

National Palace of El Salvador → near → San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral ⓘ

subject linked to: National Palace of El Salvador (museum and government building)