Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay
E306214
Roman Catholic basilica
Romanesque church
UNESCO World Heritage Site
basilica minor
pilgrimage church
The Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France, famous for its medieval architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay canonical | 1 |
| Vézelay Abbey | 1 |
| Vézelay Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2812189 — 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: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay Context triple: [Yonne department, containsHeritageSite, Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay]
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Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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Paray-le-Monial Basilica
Paray-le-Monial Basilica is a renowned Romanesque church in eastern France, famous as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
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E.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a renowned modernist Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France, designed by architect Le Corbusier and celebrated for its sculptural form and innovative use of light.
- 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: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France, famous for its medieval architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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B.
Paray-le-Monial Basilica
Paray-le-Monial Basilica is a renowned Romanesque church in eastern France, famous as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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C.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
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E.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a renowned modernist Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France, designed by architect Le Corbusier and celebrated for its sculptural form and innovative use of light.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay Description of subject: The Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France, famous for its medieval architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vézelay Abbey
this entity surface form:
Vézelay Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine