St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
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St Michael’s Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral is a historic side chapel renowned as the burial site of prominent medieval nobles, including John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11805467 — 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 Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral Context triple: [John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, burialPlace, St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral]
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A.
St Martin's Church, Canterbury
St Martin's Church, Canterbury is an ancient parish church in Canterbury, England, widely regarded as the oldest continuously used church in the English-speaking world and part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
The Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral is the governing body of the cathedral, composed primarily of the dean and canons responsible for its spiritual life, administration, and stewardship.
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C.
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.
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D.
Old Palace, Canterbury
Old Palace, Canterbury is a historic former residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury located near Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England.
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E.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 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 Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral Target entity description: St Michael’s Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral is a historic side chapel renowned as the burial site of prominent medieval nobles, including John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.
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A.
St Martin's Church, Canterbury
St Martin's Church, Canterbury is an ancient parish church in Canterbury, England, widely regarded as the oldest continuously used church in the English-speaking world and part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
The Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral is the governing body of the cathedral, composed primarily of the dean and canons responsible for its spiritual life, administration, and stewardship.
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C.
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.
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D.
Old Palace, Canterbury
Old Palace, Canterbury is a historic former residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury located near Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England.
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E.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapel
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English nobility
ⓘ
House of Beaufort ⓘ
linked to:
Beaufort family
Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
House of Plantagenet
|
| containsTombOf |
Joan of Kent (through associated family monuments)
ⓘ
linked to:
Joan of Kent
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence ⓘ
linked to:
Margaret Holland
Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Michael ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| function |
burial chapel
ⓘ
side chapel ⓘ |
| hasBurialMonuments | medieval alabaster effigies ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Canterbury Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic structure (through cathedral listing) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial place of medieval nobles
ⓘ
tomb of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury Cathedral
ⓘ
Canterbury, Kent, England ⓘ |
| partOf | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| partOfDiocese |
Diocese of Canterbury
ⓘ
linked to:
See of Canterbury
|
| period | medieval ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
commemoration of the dead ⓘ private devotion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral Description of subject: St Michael’s Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral is a historic side chapel renowned as the burial site of prominent medieval nobles, including John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John