Marmoutier Abbey
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Marmoutier Abbey is a historic monastic complex near Tours in France, traditionally associated with Saint Martin of Tours and influential in the spread of early Western monasticism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marmoutier Abbey canonical | 2 |
| Abbaye de Marmoutier | 1 |
| Marmoutier (from Latin Majus Monasterium, meaning "great monastery") | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2778100 — 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: Marmoutier Abbey Context triple: [Martin of Tours, residence, Marmoutier Abbey]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in 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: Marmoutier Abbey Target entity description: Marmoutier Abbey is a historic monastic complex near Tours in France, traditionally associated with Saint Martin of Tours and influential in the spread of early Western monasticism.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in 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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
abbey ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cult of Saint Martin ⓘ |
| belongsToDiocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Martin of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Martin of Tours
|
| eraOfGreatestInfluence | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 372 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Martin of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Martin of Tours
|
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Marmoutier ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
center of religious learning
ⓘ
monastic school ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Marmoutier Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbaye de Marmoutier
Joué-lès-Tours ⓘ
surface form:
Marmoutier-lès-Tours
|
| hasHeritageStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Tours ⓘ |
| hasRuins | remains of church and monastic buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of cenobitic monasticism in Western Europe
ⓘ
monastic foundations in Gaul ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
studies on early Western monasticism ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
Indre-et-Loire ⓘ Tours ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Touraine ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Tours ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the Loire River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marmoutier Abbey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmoutier (from Latin Majus Monasterium, meaning "great monastery")
|
| order |
Benedictines
ⓘ
surface form:
Benedictine Order
|
| partiallyRebuiltInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Christianization of Gaul
ⓘ
spread of early Western monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| sufferedEvent |
Viking raids in the 9th century
ⓘ
destruction during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| traditionalFounder |
Martin of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Martin of Tours
|
| wasA | major pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | most important monasteries in medieval France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marmoutier Abbey Description of subject: Marmoutier Abbey is a historic monastic complex near Tours in France, traditionally associated with Saint Martin of Tours and influential in the spread of early Western monasticism.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marmoutier (from Latin Majus Monasterium, meaning "great monastery")
this entity surface form:
Abbaye de Marmoutier