Benedictine monastery of San Sisto
E430042
The Benedictine monastery of San Sisto was a religious house in Piacenza, Italy, historically notable as the original destination of Raphael’s famed altarpiece, the Sistine Madonna.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benedictine monastery of San Sisto canonical | 1 |
| Monastero benedettino di San Sisto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4312181 — 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: Benedictine monastery of San Sisto Context triple: [The Sistine Madonna, commissionedFor, Benedictine monastery of San Sisto]
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A.
Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a historic Benedictine monastic community and complex attached to Rome’s Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, dedicated to prayer, scholarship, and the care of this major papal basilica.
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B.
Abbey of San Mercuriale
The Abbey of San Mercuriale is a prominent medieval church and bell tower complex in Forlì, Italy, noted for its Romanesque architecture and historical significance.
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C.
Monastery of Saint Scholastica
The Monastery of Saint Scholastica is a historic Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy, renowned as one of the earliest centers of Western monasticism associated with Saint Benedict.
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D.
Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
The Convent of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Portuguese-era Franciscan convent in Old Goa, India, renowned for its baroque architecture and religious art.
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E.
Fossanova Abbey
Fossanova Abbey is a medieval Cistercian monastery in Italy, renowned as the place where the theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas died.
- 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: Benedictine monastery of San Sisto Target entity description: The Benedictine monastery of San Sisto was a religious house in Piacenza, Italy, historically notable as the original destination of Raphael’s famed altarpiece, the Sistine Madonna.
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A.
Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a historic Benedictine monastic community and complex attached to Rome’s Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, dedicated to prayer, scholarship, and the care of this major papal basilica.
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B.
Abbey of San Mercuriale
The Abbey of San Mercuriale is a prominent medieval church and bell tower complex in Forlì, Italy, noted for its Romanesque architecture and historical significance.
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C.
Monastery of Saint Scholastica
The Monastery of Saint Scholastica is a historic Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy, renowned as one of the earliest centers of Western monasticism associated with Saint Benedict.
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D.
Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
The Convent of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Portuguese-era Franciscan convent in Old Goa, India, renowned for its baroque architecture and religious art.
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E.
Fossanova Abbey
Fossanova Abbey is a medieval Cistercian monastery in Italy, renowned as the place where the theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
monastery ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Church of San Sisto, Piacenza
ⓘ
linked to:
San Sisto, Piacenza
|
| architecturalStyle | monastic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedArtworkType | altarpiece ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic monasticism in Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
history of the Sistine Madonna altarpiece ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Raphael ⓘ |
| category |
Benedictine monasteries in Italy
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Piacenza ⓘ Monasteries in Emilia-Romagna ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Pope Sixtus II
ⓘ
Saint Sixtus ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| function |
custodian of religious art
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian |
Monastero benedettino di San Sisto
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictine monastery of San Sisto
|
| hasPart |
Church of San Sisto, Piacenza
ⓘ
linked to:
San Sisto, Piacenza
|
| heritage | Italian religious heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important site in the provenance of Raphael’s Sistine Madonna ⓘ |
| linkedPerson |
Pope Julius II
ⓘ
Raphael ⓘ |
| linkedWork |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| liturgicalUse |
Divine Office
ⓘ
Mass ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Piacenza ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Italy
|
| locatedInHistoricRegion |
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Parma
|
| notableFor | being the original location of Raphael’s Sistine Madonna altarpiece ⓘ |
| originalDestinationOf |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| originallyCommissionedArtwork |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousFunction | Benedictine liturgy ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| tradition |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| usedAs | Benedictine convent ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benedictine monastery of San Sisto Description of subject: The Benedictine monastery of San Sisto was a religious house in Piacenza, Italy, historically notable as the original destination of Raphael’s famed altarpiece, the Sistine Madonna.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Benedictine monastery of San Sisto