Benedictine abbey of Bec
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The Benedictine abbey of Bec was a highly influential Norman monastic center and school in 11th-century France, renowned for its scholarship and for producing prominent church leaders such as Anselm of Canterbury.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec | 2 |
| Abbaye du Bec | 1 |
| Abbey of Bec-Hellouin | 1 |
| Benedictine abbey of Bec canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1808012 — 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: Benedictine abbey of Bec Context triple: [Anselm of Canterbury, educatedAt, Benedictine abbey of Bec]
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A.
Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
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B.
Tournus Abbey
Tournus Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in eastern France renowned for its well-preserved Romanesque church and monastic buildings.
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C.
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.
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D.
Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
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E.
Abbaye de Chaalis
Abbaye de Chaalis is a former Cistercian abbey in northern France, now a historic monument and museum complex known for its romantic ruins, chapel frescoes, and landscaped park.
- 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: Benedictine abbey of Bec Target entity description: The Benedictine abbey of Bec was a highly influential Norman monastic center and school in 11th-century France, renowned for its scholarship and for producing prominent church leaders such as Anselm of Canterbury.
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A.
Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
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B.
Tournus Abbey
Tournus Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in eastern France renowned for its well-preserved Romanesque church and monastic buildings.
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C.
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.
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D.
Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
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E.
Abbaye de Chaalis
Abbaye de Chaalis is a former Cistercian abbey in northern France, now a historic monument and museum complex known for its romantic ruins, chapel frescoes, and landscaped park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
abbey ⓘ medieval monastic school ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Benedictine abbey of Bec
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec
Benedictine abbey of Bec ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey of Bec-Hellouin
|
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | Benedictine monastery ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Mary
Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
surface form:
St. Nicholas
|
| diocese | Diocese of Évreux ⓘ |
| educated |
Anselm of Canterbury
ⓘ
Lanfranc of Pavia ⓘ Theobald of Bec ⓘ Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Becket
|
| foundedBy | Herluin of Bec ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
11th century
ⓘ
c. 1034 ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | Norman knight ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center of learning
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ training ground for bishops and archbishops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| influenced |
Church of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Church
Norman Church ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canon law studies
ⓘ
intellectual influence in 11th-century Normandy ⓘ monastic reform ⓘ producing church leaders ⓘ scholarship ⓘ theological studies ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eure
ⓘ
Le Bec-Hellouin ⓘ Normandy ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| notableAbbot |
Anselm of Canterbury
ⓘ
Herluin of Bec ⓘ Lanfranc of Pavia ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| produced |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
archbishops of Canterbury
bishops in Normandy and England ⓘ |
| region | Upper Normandy ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| suppressedDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benedictine abbey of Bec Description of subject: The Benedictine abbey of Bec was a highly influential Norman monastic center and school in 11th-century France, renowned for its scholarship and for producing prominent church leaders such as Anselm of Canterbury.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec
this entity surface form:
Abbey of Bec-Hellouin
subject surface form:
Bec Abbey
this entity surface form:
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec
subject surface form:
Bec Abbey
this entity surface form:
Abbaye du Bec