Abbey of Saint Maurice

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Benedictine monastery Christian monastery pilgrimage site

The Abbey of Saint Maurice is a historic Swiss monastery renowned as one of the oldest continually inhabited monastic communities in the Western world and an important center of Christian pilgrimage.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Abbey of Saint-Maurice	5
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune	4
Abbey of Saint Maurice canonical	3
Abbey of Saint Maurice d’Agaune	1
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune	1
Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur	1
Saint-Maurice d'Agaune Abbey	1
Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8222019 — 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 of Saint Maurice
Context triple: [Abbot of St. Maurice, heads, Abbey of Saint Maurice]

A. Abbey of Baume
The Abbey of Baume is a historic Benedictine monastery in eastern France renowned as an early center of Cluniac reform and monastic learning.
B. Saint-Pierre Abbey
Saint-Pierre Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Moissac, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and richly sculpted cloister and portal.
C. Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe.
D. 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.
E. Maubuisson Abbey
Maubuisson Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France, founded in the early 13th century by Blanche of Castile and known as a royal abbey and burial site.
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 of Saint Maurice
Target entity description: The Abbey of Saint Maurice is a historic Swiss monastery renowned as one of the oldest continually inhabited monastic communities in the Western world and an important center of Christian pilgrimage.

A. Abbey of Baume
The Abbey of Baume is a historic Benedictine monastery in eastern France renowned as an early center of Cluniac reform and monastic learning.
B. Saint-Pierre Abbey
Saint-Pierre Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Moissac, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and richly sculpted cloister and portal.
C. Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe.
D. 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.
E. Maubuisson Abbey
Maubuisson Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France, founded in the early 13th century by Blanche of Castile and known as a royal abbey and burial site.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery ⓘ Christian monastery ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
affiliation	Benedictine Confederation ⓘ
associatedWith	Theban Legion ⓘ martyr cult of Saint Maurice ⓘ
continuousInhabitation	yes ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Maurice ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedAs	monastery ⓘ
foundedBefore	600 ⓘ
foundedInCentury	5th century ⓘ
function	cultural center ⓘ educational center ⓘ spiritual center ⓘ
governedBy	abbot ⓘ
hasCollection	liturgical treasures ⓘ medieval art ⓘ reliquaries ⓘ
hasFeature	archaeological site ⓘ basilica ⓘ cloister ⓘ crypt ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ treasury ⓘ
hasStatus	active monastery ⓘ
hasUse	monastic community ⓘ parish church ⓘ pilgrimage destination ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ
isPartOf	Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Rhône valley ⓘ Saint-Maurice ⓘ Western Alps ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ linked to: Canton of Valais
namedAfter	Saint Maurice ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the oldest continually inhabited monasteries in the Western world ⓘ long-standing Christian pilgrimage tradition ⓘ relics of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Christian pilgrimage ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
tradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide

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Referenced by (17)

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

Abbot of St. Maurice → heads → Abbey of Saint Maurice ⓘ

Abbot of St. Maurice → jurisdictionOver → Abbey of Saint Maurice ⓘ

Abbot of St. Maurice → titleHeldAt → Abbey of Saint Maurice d’Agaune ⓘ