Quimper Cathedral

E617170

Gothic cathedral Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church landmark

Quimper Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Quimper, Brittany, renowned for its distinctive slightly curved nave and twin spires.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper	2
Quimper Cathedral canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6775470 — 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: Quimper Cathedral
Context triple: [Quimper, hasLandmark, Quimper Cathedral]

A. Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
B. Luçon Cathedral
Luçon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Luçon, France, notable as the former episcopal seat of Cardinal Richelieu when he served as Bishop of Luçon.
C. Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
D. Saint-Malo Cathedral
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the walled port city of Saint-Malo, France, noted for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the town’s main religious monument.
E. Nevers Cathedral
Nevers Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nevers, France, notable for its blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
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: Quimper Cathedral
Target entity description: Quimper Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Quimper, Brittany, renowned for its distinctive slightly curved nave and twin spires.

A. Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
B. Luçon Cathedral
Luçon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Luçon, France, notable as the former episcopal seat of Cardinal Richelieu when he served as Bishop of Luçon.
C. Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
D. Saint-Malo Cathedral
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the walled port city of Saint-Malo, France, noted for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the town’s main religious monument.
E. Nevers Cathedral
Nevers Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nevers, France, notable for its blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic cathedral ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral church ⓘ landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper ⓘ linked to: Quimper Cathedral
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	church ⓘ
axisDescription	nave slightly bent to the left of the choir ⓘ
category	Cathedrals in Brittany ⓘ Gothic architecture in France ⓘ Monuments historiques of Finistère ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedrals in France ⓘ
cityCentreLocation	historic centre of Quimper ⓘ linked to: Quimper
constructionEnd	15th century ⓘ
constructionStart	13th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Corentin ⓘ Saint Corentin of Quimper ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper and Léon ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	seat of the Bishop of Quimper and Léon ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	circa 1239 ⓘ
hasChoir	yes ⓘ
hasCloister	yes ⓘ
hasCurvedAxis	yes ⓘ
hasNave	yes ⓘ
hasStainedGlassWindows	yes ⓘ
hasTransept	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1862 ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
locatedIn	Brittany ⓘ Finistère ⓘ Quimper ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ linked to: Western France
material	granite ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Corentin ⓘ linked to: Saint Corentin of Quimper
notableFeature	flamboyant Gothic elements ⓘ slightly curved nave ⓘ twin spires ⓘ
orientation	east–west ⓘ
primaryUse	worship ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical province of Rennes ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rennes
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
secondaryUse	tourism ⓘ
spireCount	2 ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
towerCount	2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Quimper → hasLandmark → Quimper Cathedral ⓘ

Quimper Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper ⓘ

linked to: Quimper Cathedral

Musée départemental breton → adjacentTo → Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper ⓘ