Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
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The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2964292 — 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: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Context triple: [Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain, burialPlace, Monastery of São Vicente de Fora]
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A.
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
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B.
Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
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Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
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Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
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E.
Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
- 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: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Target entity description: The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
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A.
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
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B.
Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
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C.
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
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D.
Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
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E.
Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic monastery
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Mannerist building ⓘ monastery ⓘ royal pantheon ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Filippo Terzi
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Juan de Herrera ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mannerism
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Mannerist Baroque transition ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1582 ⓘ |
| containsTombsOf |
Portuguese princes
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Portuguese princesses ⓘ Kings of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
kings of the House of Braganza
Queens of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
queens of the House of Braganza
|
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Vincent of Saragossa ⓘ |
| denomination |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
|
| foundedBy |
Philip II of Spain
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surface form:
King Philip II of Spain
Philip I of Portugal ⓘ |
| function |
monastic complex
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royal pantheon of the Braganza dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter house
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Igreja de São Vicente ⓘ
surface form:
church of São Vicente de Fora
cloisters ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ sacristy ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| houses | Pantheon of the Braganzas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive baroque tile panels (azulejos)
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views over Lisbon and the Tagus River ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alfama
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surface form:
Alfama district
Lisbon ⓘ Santa Engrácia parish ⓘ |
| locatedOn | top of a hill ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
ⓘ
surface form:
Património Cultural (Portugal)
|
| meaningOfName | Saint Vincent Outside the Walls ⓘ |
| near |
Feira da Ladra flea market
ⓘ
National Pantheon, Lisbon ⓘ
surface form:
National Pantheon of Santa Engrácia
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| notableBurial |
Carlos I of Portugal
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surface form:
King Carlos I of Portugal
King José I of Portugal ⓘ John IV of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King João IV of Portugal
João V of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King João V of Portugal
John VI of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King João VI of Portugal
Miguel I of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King Miguel I of Portugal
Pedro II of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King Pedro II of Portugal
Prince Royal of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Luís Filipe of Portugal
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Description of subject: The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of São Vicente de Fora
this entity surface form:
São Vicente de Fora Monastery
this entity surface form:
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
this entity surface form:
São Vicente de Fora Monastery
this entity surface form:
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora complex
this entity surface form:
São Vicente de Fora Monastery
Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim
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burialPlace
→
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
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subject surface form:
Pedro I of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
this entity surface form:
Convento de São Vicente de Fora