Arms of the Diocese of Durham
E473061
The Arms of the Diocese of Durham are the heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese centered on Durham Cathedral in northeast England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arms of the Diocese of Durham canonical | 1 |
| arms of the See of Durham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4824053 — 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: Arms of the Diocese of Durham Context triple: [Diocese of Durham, coatOfArms, Arms of the Diocese of Durham]
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A.
Arms of the Archbishop of York
The Arms of the Archbishop of York are the heraldic bearings traditionally associated with the senior bishopric of York in the Church of England, symbolizing its ecclesiastical authority and historic status.
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B.
Arms of the Diocese of Carlisle
The Arms of the Diocese of Carlisle are the official heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese based in Carlisle in the north of England.
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C.
Arms of the Diocese of Worcester
The Arms of the Diocese of Worcester are the heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese based in Worcester, England.
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D.
Arms of the Diocese of Derby
The Arms of the Diocese of Derby are the official heraldic emblem representing the Church of England’s Diocese of Derby, used on its documents, buildings, and ceremonial occasions.
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E.
Arms of the Diocese of Birmingham
The Arms of the Diocese of Birmingham are the official heraldic emblem representing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in England, used to symbolize its identity and authority in ecclesiastical and ceremonial contexts.
- 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: Arms of the Diocese of Durham Target entity description: The Arms of the Diocese of Durham are the heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese centered on Durham Cathedral in northeast England.
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A.
Arms of the Archbishop of York
The Arms of the Archbishop of York are the heraldic bearings traditionally associated with the senior bishopric of York in the Church of England, symbolizing its ecclesiastical authority and historic status.
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B.
Arms of the Diocese of Carlisle
The Arms of the Diocese of Carlisle are the official heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese based in Carlisle in the north of England.
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C.
Arms of the Diocese of Worcester
The Arms of the Diocese of Worcester are the heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese based in Worcester, England.
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D.
Arms of the Diocese of Derby
The Arms of the Diocese of Derby are the official heraldic emblem representing the Church of England’s Diocese of Derby, used on its documents, buildings, and ceremonial occasions.
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E.
Arms of the Diocese of Birmingham
The Arms of the Diocese of Birmingham are the official heraldic emblem representing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in England, used to symbolize its identity and authority in ecclesiastical and ceremonial contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
ecclesiastical heraldic achievement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bishopric of Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ County Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishops of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Anglican diocesan arms
ⓘ
Christian symbols in England ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
cross of St Cuthbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross patonce ⓘ |
| chargeTincture | or ⓘ |
| containsSymbol |
Christian cross
ⓘ
cross ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldTincture | azure ⓘ |
| governingBody | Diocese of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | none officially recorded ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic emblem ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | none ⓘ |
| partOf | English ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represents | Diocese of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Bishop of Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coat of arms of the City of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian faith
ⓘ
authority of the Bishop of Durham ⓘ historic status of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bishop of Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Durham Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
official documents of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ publications of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ signage of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ websites of the Diocese of Durham ⓘ |
| usedOn |
episcopal seals
ⓘ
liturgical documents ⓘ official diocesan communications ⓘ |
| usedSince | medieval period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Arms of the Diocese of Durham Description of subject: The Arms of the Diocese of Durham are the heraldic emblem representing the historic Anglican diocese centered on Durham Cathedral in northeast England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
arms of the See of Durham