Canons of Windsor
E212650
The Canons of Windsor are the clergy members of the College of St George at Windsor Castle, responsible for the spiritual life and worship of St George’s Chapel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canons of Windsor canonical | 2 |
| Minor Canons of Windsor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1904134 — 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: Canons of Windsor Context triple: [Dean and Canons of Windsor, hasPart, Canons of Windsor]
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A.
canons of the Church of England
The canons of the Church of England are its body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern doctrine, worship, and church governance within the Anglican tradition in England.
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B.
Synod of Whitby
The Synod of Whitby was a 7th-century church council in Anglo-Saxon England that decided to align the Northumbrian church with Roman rather than Celtic Christian practices, especially in calculating the date of Easter.
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C.
Westminster Convention (1756)
The Westminster Convention of 1756 was an Anglo-Prussian diplomatic agreement that realigned traditional alliances in Europe and helped inaugurate the Diplomatic Revolution on the eve of the Seven Years’ War.
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D.
Diocesan Synod of Winchester
The Diocesan Synod of Winchester is the representative decision-making assembly that oversees and shapes policy, mission, and governance within the Church of England’s Diocese of Winchester.
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E.
Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral
The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral is a foundational Anglican statement outlining four essential elements for Christian unity, including Scripture, the creeds, the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, and the historic episcopate.
- 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: Canons of Windsor Target entity description: The Canons of Windsor are the clergy members of the College of St George at Windsor Castle, responsible for the spiritual life and worship of St George’s Chapel.
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A.
canons of the Church of England
The canons of the Church of England are its body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern doctrine, worship, and church governance within the Anglican tradition in England.
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B.
Synod of Whitby
The Synod of Whitby was a 7th-century church council in Anglo-Saxon England that decided to align the Northumbrian church with Roman rather than Celtic Christian practices, especially in calculating the date of Easter.
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C.
Westminster Convention (1756)
The Westminster Convention of 1756 was an Anglo-Prussian diplomatic agreement that realigned traditional alliances in Europe and helped inaugurate the Diplomatic Revolution on the eve of the Seven Years’ War.
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D.
Diocesan Synod of Winchester
The Diocesan Synod of Winchester is the representative decision-making assembly that oversees and shapes policy, mission, and governance within the Church of England’s Diocese of Winchester.
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E.
Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral
The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral is a foundational Anglican statement outlining four essential elements for Christian unity, including Scripture, the creeds, the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, and the historic episcopate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college of canons
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
ⓘ
surface form:
St George’s Chapel
|
| associatedWithDiocese |
Diocese of Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocese of Oxford (for some functions)
|
| associatedWithInstitution |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Household
|
| basedIn | Lower Ward of Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican ⓘ |
| employer | College of St George, Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| follows |
Anglican liturgy
ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Common Prayer (in part)
|
| foundedBy | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| governs | spiritual life of the College of St George ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalTitle |
Dean and Canons of Windsor
ⓘ
surface form:
Canon of Windsor
Dean and Canons of Windsor ⓘ
surface form:
Canon of the College of St George
|
| hasDuty |
conduct of worship at St George’s Chapel
ⓘ
daily services in St George’s Chapel ⓘ pastoral care of the College of St George community ⓘ spiritual life of St George’s Chapel ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
ⓘ
surface form:
St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
|
| hasPart |
Canon Chancellor
ⓘ
Canon Precentor ⓘ Canon Steward ⓘ Canon Treasurer ⓘ Dean and Canons of Windsor ⓘ
surface form:
Canon of Windsor
Dean of Windsor ⓘ |
| hasRole | clergy of St George’s Chapel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a royal peculiar ⓘ |
| inception | 1348 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Royal Peculiar
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel
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| locatedIn | Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Berkshire
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United Kingdom ⓘ Windsor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic association with the English monarchy
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service to the British monarch ⓘ |
| oversees |
choral services in St George’s Chapel
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religious observances for residents of Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| partOf | College of St George, Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
liturgical arrangements for the Order of the Garter
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services for the Most Noble Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment by the Crown ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Dean of Windsor ⓘ |
| tradition | cathedral-style choral worship ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canons of Windsor Description of subject: The Canons of Windsor are the clergy members of the College of St George at Windsor Castle, responsible for the spiritual life and worship of St George’s Chapel.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minor Canons of Windsor