Paulinerkirche
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Paulinerkirche was a historic university church in Leipzig, Germany, renowned as a spiritual and cultural center of Leipzig University until its demolition in 1968.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paulinerkirche canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7190011 — 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: Paulinerkirche Context triple: [Main building of Leipzig University, reinterprets, Paulinerkirche]
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A.
Petrikirche
Petrikirche was a historic parish church in the former city of Cölln (now part of central Berlin), notable as one of the oldest and most important medieval churches in the area before its demolition.
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B.
Peterskirche
Peterskirche is a prominent historic church in Görlitz, Germany, known for its impressive Gothic architecture and twin towers overlooking the Neisse River.
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C.
Theatinerkirche
Theatinerkirche is a prominent 17th-century Baroque church in Munich, Germany, known as a historic burial site of Bavarian royalty.
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D.
Alte Nikolaikirche
Alte Nikolaikirche is a historic Lutheran church in Frankfurt’s old town, notable for its medieval architecture and prominent location on the Römerberg square.
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E.
St.-Paulus-Dom
St.-Paulus-Dom is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the seat of the Bishop of Münster.
- 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: Paulinerkirche Target entity description: Paulinerkirche was a historic university church in Leipzig, Germany, renowned as a spiritual and cultural center of Leipzig University until its demolition in 1968.
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A.
Petrikirche
Petrikirche was a historic parish church in the former city of Cölln (now part of central Berlin), notable as one of the oldest and most important medieval churches in the area before its demolition.
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B.
Peterskirche
Peterskirche is a prominent historic church in Görlitz, Germany, known for its impressive Gothic architecture and twin towers overlooking the Neisse River.
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C.
Theatinerkirche
Theatinerkirche is a prominent 17th-century Baroque church in Munich, Germany, known as a historic burial site of Bavarian royalty.
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D.
Alte Nikolaikirche
Alte Nikolaikirche is a historic Lutheran church in Frankfurt’s old town, notable for its medieval architecture and prominent location on the Römerberg square.
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E.
St.-Paulus-Dom
St.-Paulus-Dom is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the seat of the Bishop of Münster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church building
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university church ⓘ |
| affiliation | Leipzig University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
University Church of St. Paul
NERFINISHED
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Universitätskirche St. Pauli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Johann Sebastian Bach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig theological faculty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | authorities of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| demolishedOn | 1968-05-30 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | socialist urban redevelopment policy in East Germany ⓘ |
| denomination |
Lutheran
ⓘ
Protestant ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Dominican Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionUntilDemolition |
concert venue
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place of worship ⓘ site of university events ⓘ |
| heritage | historic church of Leipzig University ⓘ |
| heritageStatusBeforeDemolition | listed historic monument of Leipzig ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
history of Leipzig University
ⓘ
history of church-state relations in the GDR ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Germany
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig University NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Augustusplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedBy | Paulinum of Leipzig University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | controversial demolition ordered by GDR government in 1968 ⓘ |
| originallyUsedAs | Dominican monastery church ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval university quarter of Leipzig ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| reusedAs | university church after the Reformation ⓘ |
| significance |
important site of academic ceremonies at Leipzig University
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important venue for church music in Leipzig ⓘ |
| successorBuilding | Paulinum – Aula und Universitätskirche St. Pauli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural center of Leipzig University
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spiritual center of Leipzig University ⓘ university church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paulinerkirche Description of subject: Paulinerkirche was a historic university church in Leipzig, Germany, renowned as a spiritual and cultural center of Leipzig University until its demolition in 1968.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.