Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City
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The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City is a historic convent and educational institution founded in the 17th century, recognized as one of the oldest establishments of its kind in North America and a key site of French colonial and religious heritage in Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City canonical | 2 |
| Ursuline chapel in Quebec City | 1 |
| Ursuline convent in Quebec City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4986327 — 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: Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City Context triple: [Ursulines of Quebec, motherHouse, Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City]
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Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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Our Lady of Quebec
Our Lady of Quebec is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary particularly venerated as the patroness and spiritual protector of the city and Catholic community of Quebec.
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Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
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D.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
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E.
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Oratory is a major Roman Catholic basilica and national shrine in Montreal, renowned for its impressive domed architecture and status as a prominent pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Joseph.
- 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: Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City Target entity description: The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City is a historic convent and educational institution founded in the 17th century, recognized as one of the oldest establishments of its kind in North America and a key site of French colonial and religious heritage in Canada.
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A.
Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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B.
Our Lady of Quebec
Our Lady of Quebec is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary particularly venerated as the patroness and spiritual protector of the city and Catholic community of Quebec.
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C.
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
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D.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
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E.
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Oratory is a major Roman Catholic basilica and national shrine in Montreal, renowned for its impressive domed architecture and status as a prominent pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Joseph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious institution
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convent ⓘ educational institution ⓘ historic site ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic missions to Indigenous peoples in Canada
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French colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | French ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Ursuline convent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French Ursulines
NERFINISHED
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Marie de l’Incarnation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursuline Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
Catholic missionary work
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education of Indigenous girls ⓘ education of girls ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedInColonialContext | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Archdiocese of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChapel | Ursuline Chapel of Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
archival documents on girls’ education in Quebec
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historical artifacts related to New France ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
convent for cloistered nuns
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heritage site open to visitors ⓘ museum ⓘ school ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Site of Canada
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Old Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Ursuline Sisters of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous operation since the 17th century
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preservation of French language and culture in North America ⓘ role in the education of French and Indigenous girls ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Ursulines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key site of Catholic religious heritage in Canada
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key site of French colonial heritage in Canada ⓘ one of the oldest convents in North America ⓘ one of the oldest educational institutions for women in North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Historic District of Old Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City Description of subject: The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City is a historic convent and educational institution founded in the 17th century, recognized as one of the oldest establishments of its kind in North America and a key site of French colonial and religious heritage in Canada.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ursuline convent in Quebec City
this entity surface form:
Ursuline chapel in Quebec City