Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud

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Catholic church building Romanesque church monastic church

The Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud is the principal Romanesque monastic church of the historic Fontevraud Abbey complex in western France, renowned for its architecture and royal Plantagenet tombs.

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Label	Occurrences
Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5000705 — 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 church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
Context triple: [Fontevraud Abbey, hasPart, Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud]

A. Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
B. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
C. Abbey of Saint Mary, Rouen
The Abbey of Saint Mary in Rouen is a medieval monastic complex in Normandy notable as the burial site of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror.
D. Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Saint-Louis Cathedral of Blois
Saint-Louis Cathedral of Blois is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Blois, notable for its Gothic architecture and status as the seat of the Diocese of Blois.
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 church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
Target entity description: The Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud is the principal Romanesque monastic church of the historic Fontevraud Abbey complex in western France, renowned for its architecture and royal Plantagenet tombs.

A. Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
B. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
C. Abbey of Saint Mary, Rouen
The Abbey of Saint Mary in Rouen is a medieval monastic complex in Normandy notable as the burial site of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror.
D. Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Saint-Louis Cathedral of Blois
Saint-Louis Cathedral of Blois is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Blois, notable for its Gothic architecture and status as the seat of the Diocese of Blois.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church building ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ monastic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ linked to: House of Plantagenet
constructionMaterial	tuffeau limestone ⓘ
containsTombOf	Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ Henry II of England ⓘ Isabella of Angoulême ⓘ Richard I of England ⓘ linked to: King Richard the Lionheart
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Notre-Dame ⓘ linked to: Our Lady (Notre-Dame) Virgin Mary ⓘ
function	abbey church ⓘ monastic worship space ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	major Romanesque monument in the Loire Valley ⓘ royal necropolis of the Plantagenets ⓘ linked to: necropolis of the Plantagenets
hasFeature	Romanesque nave ⓘ apse ⓘ choir ⓘ domed vaults ⓘ sculpted capitals ⓘ transept ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes" ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
knownFor	Plantagenet royal tombs ⓘ linked to: necropolis of the Plantagenets Romanesque architecture ⓘ funerary effigies ⓘ
locatedIn	Fontevraud-l’Abbaye ⓘ linked to: Fontevraud Abbey France ⓘ Maine-et-Loire ⓘ Pays de la Loire ⓘ
locatedInComplex	Fontevraud Abbey complex ⓘ linked to: Fontevraud Abbey
locatedNear	Loire Valley ⓘ
locatedWithin	former double monastery of Fontevraud ⓘ
management	Centre Culturel de l’Ouest at Fontevraud ⓘ linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownership	French state ⓘ linked to: French state (historically)
partOf	Fontevraud Abbey ⓘ Loire Valley World Heritage cultural landscape ⓘ linked to: Loire Valley cultural landscape
region	western France ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedBy	Fontevraud Abbey community ⓘ linked to: Fontevraud Abbey

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Fontevraud Abbey → hasPart → Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud ⓘ

subject linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France