Faversham Abbey
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Faversham Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Kent, England, notable as the burial site of King Stephen and other members of the royal family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faversham Abbey canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5506513 — 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: Faversham Abbey Context triple: [Stephen, King of England, burialPlace, Faversham Abbey]
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Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Surrey, England, notable as an important religious house and temporary burial site of King Henry VI.
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B.
Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, that became an important religious, cultural, and educational center in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
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C.
Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Essex, England, known as one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses for women in the country.
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D.
Wilton Abbey
Wilton Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, known as a royal religious house and a center of education for noblewomen.
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E.
Bermondsey Abbey
Bermondsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Bermondsey, London, historically notable as a royal residence and the place where Queen Elizabeth Woodville spent her final years and died.
- 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: Faversham Abbey Target entity description: Faversham Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Kent, England, notable as the burial site of King Stephen and other members of the royal family.
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A.
Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Surrey, England, notable as an important religious house and temporary burial site of King Henry VI.
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B.
Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, that became an important religious, cultural, and educational center in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
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C.
Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Essex, England, known as one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses for women in the country.
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D.
Wilton Abbey
Wilton Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, known as a royal religious house and a center of education for noblewomen.
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E.
Bermondsey Abbey
Bermondsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Bermondsey, London, historically notable as a royal residence and the place where Queen Elizabeth Woodville spent her final years and died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
NERFINISHED
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King Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfFoundation | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruined ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Saviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1538 ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1148 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Stephen of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedUnderKing | Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
religious house
ⓘ
royal mausoleum ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Faversham ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Abbey of St Saviour at Faversham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains | yes ⓘ |
| hasExcavations |
19th century excavations
ⓘ
20th century excavations ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasRemainsIn | Abbey Place, Faversham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiteUseAfterDissolution | private estate ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Faversham NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCeremonialCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Faversham Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in medieval Kentish religious life
ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ |
| originalUse | Benedictine abbey church ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English monastic network ⓘ |
| patron | English monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalBurialSite | House of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonastery | black monks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faversham Abbey Description of subject: Faversham Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Kent, England, notable as the burial site of King Stephen and other members of the royal family.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.