Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches
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Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in the town of Avranches in Normandy, France, noted for its religious heritage and architectural significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of Saint-Gervais d’Avranches | 1 |
| Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13000964 — 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: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches Context triple: [Avranches, hasLandmark, Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches]
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A.
Église Saint-Pierre de Caen
Église Saint-Pierre de Caen is a prominent Gothic-style church in Caen, France, noted for its ornate façade and historic role in the city’s religious and architectural heritage.
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B.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
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C.
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, France, founded in the 11th century by William the Conqueror’s wife Matilda of Flanders and renowned for its Romanesque architecture.
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D.
Église Saint-Julien de Caen
Église Saint-Julien de Caen is a modernist church in Caen, France, renowned for its innovative postwar architectural design by Henry Bernard.
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E.
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay is a Romanesque Catholic basilica in Lyon, France, renowned as one of the city’s oldest churches and a key monument of its medieval religious heritage.
- 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: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches Target entity description: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in the town of Avranches in Normandy, France, noted for its religious heritage and architectural significance.
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A.
Église Saint-Pierre de Caen
Église Saint-Pierre de Caen is a prominent Gothic-style church in Caen, France, noted for its ornate façade and historic role in the city’s religious and architectural heritage.
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B.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
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C.
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, France, founded in the 11th century by William the Conqueror’s wife Matilda of Flanders and renowned for its Romanesque architecture.
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D.
Église Saint-Julien de Caen
Église Saint-Julien de Caen is a modernist church in Caen, France, renowned for its innovative postwar architectural design by Henry Bernard.
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E.
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay is a Romanesque Catholic basilica in Lyon, France, renowned as one of the city’s oldest churches and a key monument of its medieval religious heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
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church building ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
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Romanesque ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Gervasius
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Saint Protasius ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
basilica
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church ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
local religious landmark
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tourist attraction in Avranches ⓘ |
| hasFacadeDirection | west (typical Latin church orientation) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
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choir ⓘ crypt ⓘ high altar ⓘ nave ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural heritage site
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place of worship ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
architectural significance
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religious heritage ⓘ |
| hasMainReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | Latin cross plan ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
basilica minor
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parish church ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic religious site ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear |
Mont-Saint-Michel bay
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linked to:
Mont-Saint-Michel Bay
|
| isPartOf | Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances and Avranches ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Avranches ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Manche ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedInTerritorialEntity |
France
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Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedInTown | Avranches ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| usedFor |
Catholic liturgy
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Christian worship ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches Description of subject: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in the town of Avranches in Normandy, France, noted for its religious heritage and architectural significance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances and Avranches
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hasMajorChurch
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Basilica of Saint-Gervais d’Avranches
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linked to: Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranches