Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac

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Benedictine monastery Catholic religious building Romanesque abbey

The Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac is a renowned medieval Benedictine monastery in southern France, famous for its Romanesque cloister and richly sculpted portal.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac canonical	2
Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac	1
Cloister of Moissac Abbey	1
Romanesque tympanum of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre	1
Saint-Pierre Abbey in Moissac	1
abbey church of Saint-Pierre (Moissac)	1
cloister of Moissac Abbey	1
cloister of Saint-Pierre Abbey (Moissac)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3931075 — 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: Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
Context triple: [Tarn-et-Garonne, hasHistoricSite, Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac]

A. Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d’Auch
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d’Auch is a prominent Gothic and Renaissance-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southwestern France, renowned for its remarkable stained glass windows and intricately carved choir stalls.
B. Montpellier Cathedral
Montpellier Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic church and former monastery in Montpellier, France, known for its distinctive twin conical towers flanking the main entrance.
C. Moulins Cathedral
Moulins Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Moulins, France, renowned for its Gothic architecture and notable religious artworks.
D. Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
The Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a dramatic medieval pilgrimage chapel perched atop a volcanic rock needle in Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
E. 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.
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: Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
Target entity description: The Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac is a renowned medieval Benedictine monastery in southern France, famous for its Romanesque cloister and richly sculpted portal.

A. Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d’Auch
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d’Auch is a prominent Gothic and Renaissance-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southwestern France, renowned for its remarkable stained glass windows and intricately carved choir stalls.
B. Montpellier Cathedral
Montpellier Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic church and former monastery in Montpellier, France, known for its distinctive twin conical towers flanking the main entrance.
C. Moulins Cathedral
Moulins Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Moulins, France, renowned for its Gothic architecture and notable religious artworks.
D. Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
The Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a dramatic medieval pilgrimage chapel perched atop a volcanic rock needle in Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery ⓘ Catholic religious building ⓘ Romanesque abbey ⓘ
affiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
cloisterCompleted	circa 1100 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Peter ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban ⓘ
famousFor	Romanesque cloister ⓘ richly sculpted portal ⓘ tympanum of the Apocalypse ⓘ
foundedAsMonastery	7th century ⓘ
function	monastic community ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasCloisterCapitals	animal motifs ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ vegetal motifs ⓘ
hasPart	cloister of Moissac Abbey ⓘ linked to: Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac sculpted south portal ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected historic monument of France ⓘ
inceptionAsUNESCOSite	late 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Moissac ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ Tarn-et-Garonne ⓘ southern France ⓘ linked to: Southern France
locatedOn	banks of the Tarn River ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
nativeName	Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac ⓘ linked to: Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
notableFeature	cloister galleries with sculpted capitals ⓘ south portal jamb figures ⓘ
notablePeriod	Romanesque period ⓘ
onPilgrimageRoute	Camino de Santiago ⓘ Way of St. James ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
portalDepicts	Apocalypse of Saint John ⓘ linked to: Book of Revelation Christ in Majesty ⓘ
rebuiltIn	11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ
religiousOrder	Benedictines ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1998 ⓘ
UNESCOListing	Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	868 ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarn-et-Garonne → hasHistoricSite → Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac ⓘ

Moissac → hasHeritageSite → Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac ⓘ

Moissac → hasHeritageSite → Cloister of Moissac Abbey ⓘ