Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie

E754020

Roman Catholic church building former church medieval church

The Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie was a prominent medieval Parisian church, once a key starting point for pilgrims on the Way of St. James before being largely demolished after the French Revolution.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie canonical	2
Église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8718685 — 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: Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie
Context triple: [Tour Saint-Jacques, onlyRemainingPartOf, Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie]

A. Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church
Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church is a historic medieval Catholic church in the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes in southern France, known for its Gothic architecture and role in the town’s religious heritage.
B. Saint-Jacques church
Saint-Jacques church is a historic Catholic church and notable heritage landmark located in the coastal town of Canet-en-Roussillon in southern France.
C. Church of Saint-Jean-au-Marché
The Church of Saint-Jean-au-Marché is a historic Catholic church in Troyes, France, noted for its medieval origins and Gothic architectural features.
D. Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church is a historic Gothic church in central Paris, long associated with the French monarchy and noted for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
E. Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin
Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church in central Paris known for its elegant 18th-century architecture and richly decorated interior.
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: Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie
Target entity description: The Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie was a prominent medieval Parisian church, once a key starting point for pilgrims on the Way of St. James before being largely demolished after the French Revolution.

A. Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church
Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church is a historic medieval Catholic church in the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes in southern France, known for its Gothic architecture and role in the town’s religious heritage.
B. Saint-Jacques church
Saint-Jacques church is a historic Catholic church and notable heritage landmark located in the coastal town of Canet-en-Roussillon in southern France.
C. Church of Saint-Jean-au-Marché
The Church of Saint-Jean-au-Marché is a historic Catholic church in Troyes, France, noted for its medieval origins and Gothic architectural features.
D. Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church is a historic Gothic church in central Paris, long associated with the French monarchy and noted for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
E. Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin
Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church in central Paris known for its elegant 18th-century architecture and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church building ⓘ former church ⓘ medieval church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Way of St. James in France ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago
city	Paris ⓘ
country	France ⓘ French Republic ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of medieval Parisian pilgrimage culture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
demolishedDuring	French Revolution ⓘ
demolishedInPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
demolitionCause	sale as national property ⓘ secularization after the French Revolution ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ
hasHeritageSuccessor	Tour Saint-Jacques monument in Paris ⓘ
hasPart	Tour Saint-Jacques ⓘ
heritage	important medieval Parisian church ⓘ
historicalEra	Ancien Régime France ⓘ linked to: Ancien Régime Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
locatedIn	1st arrondissement of Paris ⓘ Paris ⓘ historic center of Paris ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
locatedInFormerQuarter	butchers’ district of Paris ⓘ
locatedNear	Seine ⓘ linked to: River Seine
locatedOn	Rue de Rivoli ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
nameMeaning	Saint James of the butchers ⓘ
notableFor	being a departure point for pilgrims to Spain ⓘ its tall Gothic bell tower ⓘ
partOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Paris
region	Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
role	landmark on routes to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ major pilgrimage church in Paris ⓘ
status	demolished ⓘ
survivingElement	Tour Saint-Jacques ⓘ
survivingStructure	Tour Saint-Jacques public garden monument ⓘ
towerStyle	Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ
usedFor	Christian worship ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ
wasStartingPointOf	Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes from Paris ⓘ Way of St. James ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Tour Saint-Jacques → onlyRemainingPartOf → Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ⓘ

Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques → formerlySiteOf → Église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ⓘ

linked to: Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie

Saint-Jacques Tower → wasPartOf → Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ⓘ

former Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie → originalNameInFrench → Église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ⓘ