The Sanctuary Sparrow
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The Sanctuary Sparrow is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring the medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael as he investigates a crime entangled with church sanctuary and village intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sanctuary Sparrow canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684108 — 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: The Sanctuary Sparrow Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, The Sanctuary Sparrow]
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A.
The Bird Revelation
The Bird Revelation is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that blends sharp social commentary with personal reflection and storytelling.
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B.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
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C.
The Puffin’s Roost
The Puffin’s Roost is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in EPCOT’s World Showcase offering Scandinavian merchandise, apparel, and souvenirs.
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D.
The Old Nest
The Old Nest is a 1921 American silent drama film in which actor Cullen Landis played a prominent role.
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E.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
- 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: The Sanctuary Sparrow Target entity description: The Sanctuary Sparrow is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring the medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael as he investigates a crime entangled with church sanctuary and village intrigue.
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A.
The Bird Revelation
The Bird Revelation is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that blends sharp social commentary with personal reflection and storytelling.
-
B.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
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C.
The Puffin’s Roost
The Puffin’s Roost is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in EPCOT’s World Showcase offering Scandinavian merchandise, apparel, and souvenirs.
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D.
The Old Nest
The Old Nest is a 1921 American silent drama film in which actor Cullen Landis played a prominent role.
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E.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| centralConcept | right of sanctuary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasDetective | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| hasReligionElement | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | medieval mystery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
|
| partOf |
The Cadfael Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Brother Cadfael series
|
| plotElement |
false accusation of crime
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investigation within monastic community ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Benedictine monk ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | amateur detective ⓘ |
| series |
The Cadfael Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
|
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ |
| theme |
church sanctuary
ⓘ
justice ⓘ village intrigue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sanctuary Sparrow Description of subject: The Sanctuary Sparrow is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring the medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael as he investigates a crime entangled with church sanctuary and village intrigue.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.