St Augustine's Abbey
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St Augustine's Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Canterbury whose ruins form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site associated with the city's early Christian heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Augustine's Abbey canonical | 4 |
| St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1513461 — 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 Augustine's Abbey Context triple: [Canterbury, Kent, England, UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent, St Augustine's Abbey]
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A.
St Peter’s Abbey
St Peter’s Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Gloucester, England, that later became known as Gloucester Cathedral.
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B.
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Midlothian, Scotland, historically significant as a royal foundation and later converted into a stately home.
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C.
Subiaco Abbey
Subiaco Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Italy renowned as the site where Saint Benedict established his first monastic community and laid the foundations of Western monasticism.
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D.
Rosedale Abbey
Rosedale Abbey is a small historic village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the North York Moors and its remnants of medieval monastic and Victorian ironstone mining heritage.
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E.
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is a small convent within the Vatican Gardens that became widely known as the secluded residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation.
- 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 Augustine's Abbey Target entity description: St Augustine's Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Canterbury whose ruins form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site associated with the city's early Christian heritage.
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A.
St Peter’s Abbey
St Peter’s Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Gloucester, England, that later became known as Gloucester Cathedral.
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B.
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Midlothian, Scotland, historically significant as a royal foundation and later converted into a stately home.
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C.
Subiaco Abbey
Subiaco Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Italy renowned as the site where Saint Benedict established his first monastic community and laid the foundations of Western monasticism.
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D.
Rosedale Abbey
Rosedale Abbey is a small historic village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the North York Moors and its remnants of medieval monastic and Victorian ironstone mining heritage.
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E.
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is a small convent within the Vatican Gardens that became widely known as the secluded residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
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Christian monastery ⓘ ruined monastery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of the British Isles
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
early English Christianity ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 6th century ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Augustine of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Paul ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| dissolved | 16th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedUnder | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burial sites of early archbishops of Canterbury
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monastic ruins ⓘ remains of church buildings ⓘ remains of cloister ⓘ remains of monastic buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | circa 598 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | historic city of Canterbury ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| location |
Canterbury
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England ⓘ Kent ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ |
| near |
Canterbury Cathedral
ⓘ
St Martin's Church, Canterbury ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| order |
Benedictines
ⓘ
surface form:
Benedictine Order
|
| partOf |
Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church"
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| significantEvent | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
Norman period ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: St Augustine's Abbey Description of subject: St Augustine's Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Canterbury whose ruins form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site associated with the city's early Christian heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
this entity surface form:
St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
subject surface form:
St Martin's Church, Canterbury