Maieul de Cluny
E622519
Benedictine monk
Catholic priest
Christian monk
French person
abbot
human
medieval religious reformer
Maieul de Cluny was a 10th-century French Benedictine monk and influential abbot of Cluny Abbey, known for his role in monastic reform and the expansion of Cluniac influence across medieval Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maieul de Cluny canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6718778 — 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: Maieul de Cluny Context triple: [Maiolus of Cluny, alsoKnownAs, Maieul de Cluny]
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A.
Cluny Abbey
Cluny Abbey was a powerful medieval Benedictine monastery in eastern France that became a major center of religious reform, art, and architecture in Western Europe.
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B.
Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey is a historic French monastery founded in 1098 that became the cradle and mother house of the Cistercian Order and its influential monastic reform movement.
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C.
Abbaye aux Hommes
Abbaye aux Hommes is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey in Caen, France, founded by William the Conqueror and renowned for its historic architecture and his tomb.
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D.
Clairvaux Abbey
Clairvaux Abbey was a prominent Cistercian monastery in northeastern France, historically renowned as the community led by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and later infamous as the site of a major French prison.
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E.
Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
- 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: Maieul de Cluny Target entity description: Maieul de Cluny was a 10th-century French Benedictine monk and influential abbot of Cluny Abbey, known for his role in monastic reform and the expansion of Cluniac influence across medieval Europe.
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A.
Cluny Abbey
Cluny Abbey was a powerful medieval Benedictine monastery in eastern France that became a major center of religious reform, art, and architecture in Western Europe.
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B.
Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey is a historic French monastery founded in 1098 that became the cradle and mother house of the Cistercian Order and its influential monastic reform movement.
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C.
Abbaye aux Hommes
Abbaye aux Hommes is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey in Caen, France, founded by William the Conqueror and renowned for its historic architecture and his tomb.
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D.
Clairvaux Abbey
Clairvaux Abbey was a prominent Cistercian monastery in northeastern France, historically renowned as the community led by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and later infamous as the site of a major French prison.
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E.
Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monk
ⓘ
Catholic priest ⓘ Christian monk ⓘ French person ⓘ abbot ⓘ human ⓘ medieval religious reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
monastic networks in Italy and Germany ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 906 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aix-en-Provence
ⓘ
Kingdom of Provence ⓘ Provence ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Souvigny Priory ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 11 May 994 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lyon
ⓘ
Lérins Abbey ⓘ
linked to:
Lérins Islands
|
| endTime | 994 (as abbot of Cluny) ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | 11 May ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cluniac order
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
monastic reform movement in Western Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Cluniac influence in medieval Europe
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leading Cluniac monastic reform ⓘ promoting monastic autonomy from secular control ⓘ strengthening Benedictine observance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Order of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| name |
Maieul de Cluny
ⓘ
Maiolus ⓘ Maiolus of Cluny ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | oversaw expansion of Cluniac priories across Europe ⓘ |
| notableWork | organizational reform of Cluny Abbey ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
ⓘ
monk ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bourbonnais
ⓘ
Souvigny ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbot of Cluny ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| startTime | 954 (as abbot of Cluny) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| workLocation |
Burgundy
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Cluny ⓘ Cluny Abbey ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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