St Martin, Leicester
E698765
St Martin, Leicester is the historic parish church in Leicester’s city center that now serves as Leicester Cathedral, noted for housing the tomb of King Richard III.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral parish of Saint Martin, Leicester | 1 |
| St Martin, Leicester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7852872 — 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: St Martin, Leicester Context triple: [Leicester Cathedral, parish, St Martin, Leicester]
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A.
Greyfriars Church, Leicester
Greyfriars Church in Leicester is the former friary site where the remains of King Richard III of England were buried and rediscovered in the 21st century.
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B.
St Martin’s
St Martin’s is one of the inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, known for its scenic beaches, clear waters, and tranquil rural character off the coast of Cornwall, England.
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C.
St Martin's Church
St Martin's Church is an ancient Christian church in Canterbury, England, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used parish churches in the English-speaking world and part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site.
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D.
St Martin’s Church
St Martin’s Church is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark located in the town of Jägerndorf (Krnov) in the Czech Republic.
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E.
St Martin’s Church
St Martin’s Church was a historic medieval parish church in the center of Oxford, England, whose former tower is now known as Carfax Tower.
- 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: St Martin, Leicester Target entity description: St Martin, Leicester is the historic parish church in Leicester’s city center that now serves as Leicester Cathedral, noted for housing the tomb of King Richard III.
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A.
Greyfriars Church, Leicester
Greyfriars Church in Leicester is the former friary site where the remains of King Richard III of England were buried and rediscovered in the 21st century.
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B.
St Martin’s
St Martin’s is one of the inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, known for its scenic beaches, clear waters, and tranquil rural character off the coast of Cornwall, England.
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C.
St Martin's Church
St Martin's Church is an ancient Christian church in Canterbury, England, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used parish churches in the English-speaking world and part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site.
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D.
St Martin’s Church
St Martin’s Church is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark located in the town of Jägerndorf (Krnov) in the Czech Republic.
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E.
St Martin’s Church
St Martin’s Church was a historic medieval parish church in the center of Oxford, England, whose former tower is now known as Carfax Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | reburial of King Richard III in 2015 ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| churchmanship | Anglican ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Martin of Tours
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin of Tours
|
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Leicester ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Leicester
ⓘ
Cathedrals in the East Midlands ⓘ Church of England cathedrals ⓘ
linked to:
cathedrals of the Church of England
Grade II* listed churches in Leicestershire ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Church of St Martin ⓘ |
| hasFunction | cathedral church of the Diocese of Leicester ⓘ |
| hasName | Leicester Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasRelicOrBurial |
remains of Richard III of England
ⓘ
linked to:
tomb of Richard III
|
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
cathedral
ⓘ
parish church ⓘ |
| hasTombOf | Richard III of England ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://leicestercathedral.org ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic England ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Bishop of Leicester ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Anglican liturgy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Leicester ⓘ Leicester city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Leicester
Leicestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near |
Leicester Guildhall
ⓘ
Leicester city market ⓘ
linked to:
Leicester Market
|
| notableFor |
being the historic parish church of Leicester city centre
ⓘ
housing the tomb of King Richard III ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Leicester Cathedral Gardens ⓘ |
| towerFeature | central tower ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place of worship
ⓘ
site for civic ceremonies ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Martin, Leicester Description of subject: St Martin, Leicester is the historic parish church in Leicester’s city center that now serves as Leicester Cathedral, noted for housing the tomb of King Richard III.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St Martin, Leicester