Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
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The Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay is a remarkably well-preserved 12th-century monastic complex in Burgundy, France, renowned as one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbey of Fontenay | 2 |
| Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay canonical | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Abbey of Fontenay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12984237 — 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: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in France, includesSite, Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay]
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A.
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe.
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B.
Clairvaux Abbey
Clairvaux Abbey was a prominent Cistercian monastery in northeastern France, historically renowned as the community led by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and later infamous as the site of a major French prison.
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Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey is a historic French monastery founded in 1098 that became the cradle and mother house of the Cistercian Order and its influential monastic reform movement.
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Pontigny Abbey
Pontigny Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in northern France, renowned as one of the earliest and largest Cistercian abbeys and an important center of medieval religious and intellectual life.
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E.
Benedictine abbey of Bec
The Benedictine abbey of Bec was a highly influential Norman monastic center and school in 11th-century France, renowned for its scholarship and for producing prominent church leaders such as Anselm of Canterbury.
- 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: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Target entity description: The Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay is a remarkably well-preserved 12th-century monastic complex in Burgundy, France, renowned as one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe.
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A.
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe.
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B.
Clairvaux Abbey
Clairvaux Abbey was a prominent Cistercian monastery in northeastern France, historically renowned as the community led by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and later infamous as the site of a major French prison.
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C.
Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey is a historic French monastery founded in 1098 that became the cradle and mother house of the Cistercian Order and its influential monastic reform movement.
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D.
Pontigny Abbey
Pontigny Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in northern France, renowned as one of the earliest and largest Cistercian abbeys and an important center of medieval religious and intellectual life.
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E.
Benedictine abbey of Bec
The Benedictine abbey of Bec was a highly influential Norman monastic center and school in 11th-century France, renowned for its scholarship and for producing prominent church leaders such as Anselm of Canterbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian abbey
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Romanesque architectural complex ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cistercian reform movement ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | local stone ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 12th century ⓘ |
| consecrated | 1147 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
functionalism
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | Latin cross ⓘ |
| followsRule | Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| founded | 1118 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Bernard of Clairvaux ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abbey church
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chapter house ⓘ cloister ⓘ dormitory ⓘ forge ⓘ gardens ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Burgundy
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Côte-d’Or department ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Or
commune of Marmagne ⓘ |
| near | Montbard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
austere Cistercian architecture
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being one of the most complete Cistercian abbey complexes in Europe ⓘ being one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in Europe ⓘ exceptional state of preservation ⓘ |
| originalFunction | monastic community ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| region | eastern France ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder |
Cistercian Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Cistercians
|
| roofType | stone vaulting ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (ii)
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criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 165 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1981 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Description of subject: The Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay is a remarkably well-preserved 12th-century monastic complex in Burgundy, France, renowned as one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
linked to: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay