Statue of Willibrord
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The Statue of Willibrord is a monument in Utrecht honoring Saint Willibrord, the Anglo-Saxon missionary known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" and first bishop of Utrecht.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of Willibrord canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11625617 — 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: Statue of Willibrord Context triple: [Domplein Utrecht, hasLandmark, Statue of Willibrord]
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A.
Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen
The Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen is a renowned 13th-century donor figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture depicting the medieval margrave.
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B.
Kiepenkerl statue
The Kiepenkerl statue is a well-known bronze sculpture in Münster, Germany, depicting a traditional traveling peddler symbolizing the region’s historic rural trade and identity.
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C.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
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D.
Bremen Roland statue
The Bremen Roland statue is a famous medieval stone monument in Bremen, Germany, symbolizing the city’s freedom and market rights and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt
The Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt is a renowned 13th-century Gothic stone figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as one of the most beautiful and expressive medieval sculptures in Germany.
- 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: Statue of Willibrord Target entity description: The Statue of Willibrord is a monument in Utrecht honoring Saint Willibrord, the Anglo-Saxon missionary known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" and first bishop of Utrecht.
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A.
Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen
The Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen is a renowned 13th-century donor figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture depicting the medieval margrave.
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B.
Kiepenkerl statue
The Kiepenkerl statue is a well-known bronze sculpture in Münster, Germany, depicting a traditional traveling peddler symbolizing the region’s historic rural trade and identity.
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C.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
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D.
Bremen Roland statue
The Bremen Roland statue is a famous medieval stone monument in Bremen, Germany, symbolizing the city’s freedom and market rights and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt
The Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt is a renowned 13th-century Gothic stone figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as one of the most beautiful and expressive medieval sculptures in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
statue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diocese of Utrecht
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history of Christianity in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Apostle to the Frisians
ⓘ
first bishop of Utrecht ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Willibrord
ⓘ
linked to:
Willibrord
|
| depicts |
Saint Willibrord
ⓘ
linked to:
Willibrord
|
| genre |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
public art ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Christian heritage ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Anglo-Saxon missionary
ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ Frisian mission ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Catholic Church in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Christian missionary work ⓘ |
| hasType |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
religious statue ⓘ |
| honors |
Saint Willibrord
ⓘ
linked to:
Willibrord
|
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utrecht
ⓘ
Utrecht city center (approximate) ⓘ city of Utrecht ⓘ
linked to:
Utrecht, Netherlands
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Utrecht (province)
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Utrecht
|
| materialUsed | sculptural material (unspecified) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Willibrord ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | religious monument ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Willibrord Description of subject: The Statue of Willibrord is a monument in Utrecht honoring Saint Willibrord, the Anglo-Saxon missionary known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" and first bishop of Utrecht.
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