Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
E311280
The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Lyon is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral renowned as the city’s primatial church and the medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyon Cathedral | 3 |
| Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon | 2 |
| Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon canonical | 1 |
| Lyon Cathedral (viewpoint over) | 1 |
| Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940811 — 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: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon Context triple: [First Council of Lyon, heldAt, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon]
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A.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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B.
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
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C.
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Nice, France, renowned for its Baroque architecture and dedication to Saint Reparata.
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D.
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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E.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a prominent 19th-century hilltop church in Lyon, France, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic views over the city.
- 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: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon Target entity description: The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Lyon is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral renowned as the city’s primatial church and the medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils.
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A.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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B.
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
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C.
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Nice, France, renowned for its Baroque architecture and dedication to Saint Reparata.
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D.
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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E.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a prominent 19th-century hilltop church in Lyon, France, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic views over the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ historical monument ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Lyon Cathedral
|
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| cityPatronageRole | primatial see of Gaul ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | late 15th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 12th century ⓘ |
| councilRole | medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint John the Baptist
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese |
Archdiocese of Lyon
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
|
| foundedBy |
Archbishop of Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishops of Lyon
|
| function | seat of the Archbishop of Lyon ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of Lyon ⓘ |
| hasNave | yes ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasTransept | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique (France)
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument historique of France
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | metropolitan cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
5th arrondissement of Lyon
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Council of Lyon I
ⓘ
Second Council of Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Lyon II
|
| notableFeature |
Romanesque apse
ⓘ
astronomical clock ⓘ large Gothic choir ⓘ rose window ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
|
| primaryMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| primaryUse | worship ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | eastern France ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| status | primatial church of Lyon ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | within a World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon Description of subject: The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Lyon is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral renowned as the city’s primatial church and the medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lyon Cathedral (viewpoint over)
Ecclesiastical province of Lyon
→
hasCathedralOfMetropolitanSee
→
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Lyon Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Lyon Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Lyon Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
this entity surface form:
Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean