St. James, Levoča

Gothic Basilica minor, World Heritage Site, highest wooden altar, well-preserved interior
Church church_building Q11746786
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St. James, Levoča

Summary

St. James, Levoča is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St. James, Levoča's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • St. James, Levoča is located in Levoča[4].
  • St. James, Levoča is in the country of Slovakia[5].
  • St. James, Levoča's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • St. James, Levoča's instance of is recorded as minor basilica[7].
  • St. James, Levoča's instance of is recorded as minor basilica[8].
  • St. James the Elder is named after St. James, Levoča[9].
  • St. James, Levoča's architectural style is recorded as Gothic art[10].
  • St. James, Levoča's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[11].
  • St. James, Levoča is made of brick[12].
  • St. James, Levoča's Commons category is recorded as Church of St. James (Levoča)[13].
  • St. James, Levoča's patron saint is recorded as St. James the Elder[14].
  • 1300 marks the founding of St. James, Levoča[15].
  • St. James, Levoča's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.0263, 'lon': 20.5891}[16].
  • St. James, Levoča's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš[17].
  • St. James, Levoča's dedicated to is recorded as St. James the Elder[18].
  • St. James, Levoča's heritage designation is recorded as Cultural Heritage Monuments of Slovakia[19].
  • St. James, Levoča's heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage of Slovakia[20].
  • St. James, Levoča's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite[21].

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Geography

St. James, Levoča is in the country of Slovakia[5]. It is located in Levoča[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building[6] and minor basilica[7]. Heritage statuses include Cultural Heritage Monuments of Slovakia[19] and cultural heritage of Slovakia[20]. St. James, Levoča's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

1300 marks the founding of St. James, Levoča[15]. St. James the Elder is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

St. James, Levoča ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Q112086059. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Q112086059. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q112086059. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q112086059. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q112086059. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Eduard47 · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of church building, minor basilica, minor basilica
    Dedicated to St. James the Elder
    Official website https://www.chramsvjakuba.sk/
    Patron saint St. James the Elder
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.chramsvjakuba.sk/"
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