Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila

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Dominican monastery Gothic monastery Roman Catholic religious building monastery

The Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila is a historic Dominican monastery in Spain renowned for its late Gothic architecture and royal connections, including serving as a burial site for members of Iberian royalty.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila	1
Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila	1
Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4304009 — 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: Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila
Context triple: [Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, placeOfBurial, Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila]

A. Monastery of Yuste
The Monastery of Yuste is a historic Hieronymite monastery in Extremadura, Spain, best known as the secluded retreat where Emperor Charles V spent his final years and died.
B. Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
C. Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca
The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca is a prominent Dominican convent and architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its richly ornamented Plateresque façade and historical ties to major figures of Spain’s Golden Age.
D. Royal Monastery of Santa Clara
The Royal Monastery of Santa Clara is a historic former royal convent in Tordesillas, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and close ties to the Castilian monarchy.
E. Church of Santo Domingo de Silos
The Church of Santo Domingo de Silos is a Catholic parish church in Pinto, Spain, notable for its historical and religious significance within the local community.
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: Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila
Target entity description: The Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila is a historic Dominican monastery in Spain renowned for its late Gothic architecture and royal connections, including serving as a burial site for members of Iberian royalty.

A. Monastery of Yuste
The Monastery of Yuste is a historic Hieronymite monastery in Extremadura, Spain, best known as the secluded retreat where Emperor Charles V spent his final years and died.
B. Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
C. Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca
The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca is a prominent Dominican convent and architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its richly ornamented Plateresque façade and historical ties to major figures of Spain’s Golden Age.
D. Royal Monastery of Santa Clara
The Royal Monastery of Santa Clara is a historic former royal convent in Tordesillas, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and close ties to the Castilian monarchy.
E. Church of Santo Domingo de Silos
The Church of Santo Domingo de Silos is a Catholic parish church in Pinto, Spain, notable for its historical and religious significance within the local community.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dominican monastery ⓘ Gothic monastery ⓘ Roman Catholic religious building ⓘ monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle	late Gothic ⓘ
associatedWith	Dominican spirituality ⓘ Iberian royalty ⓘ Spanish history ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Ávila ⓘ Gothic architecture in Castile and León ⓘ Royal monasteries in Spain ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
floorCount	multiple levels ⓘ
foundedBy	Catholic Monarchs of Spain ⓘ linked to: Catholic Monarchs
hasFunction	cultural landmark ⓘ historical site ⓘ religious center ⓘ
hasPart	church of Saint Thomas ⓘ cloisters ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ
hasTourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected historic monument ⓘ
locatedIn	Castile and León ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Province of Ávila ⓘ Ávila ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
notableFor	burials of Iberian royalty ⓘ late Gothic architecture ⓘ royal connections ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
patron	Spanish monarchy ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder	Dominican Order ⓘ linked to: Dominican friars
usedFor	education ⓘ monastic life ⓘ religious worship ⓘ royal burial site ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal → placeOfBurial → Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila ⓘ

John, Prince of Asturias → burialPlace → Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila ⓘ

linked to: Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Ávila

Tomás de Torquemada → burialPlace → Monastery of Saint Thomas in Ávila ⓘ