Cimetière des Innocents (originally)
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Cimetière des Innocents was a major medieval and early modern Parisian cemetery, notorious for its overcrowding and unsanitary conditions before being closed and cleared in the late 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cemetery of the Innocents | 1 |
| Cimetière des Innocents (originally) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8152699 — 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: Cimetière des Innocents (originally) Context triple: [Jean de La Fontaine, buriedIn, Cimetière des Innocents (originally)]
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A.
Cordeliers Convent, Paris
The Cordeliers Convent in Paris was a prominent medieval Franciscan monastery that later became an important political meeting place during the French Revolution.
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B.
Place des Abbesses
Place des Abbesses is a picturesque square in Paris’s Montmartre district, known for its Art Nouveau Métro entrance, lively cafés, and proximity to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
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C.
Cimiez Cemetery
Cimiez Cemetery is a historic burial ground in the Cimiez district of Nice, France, known as the final resting place of notable artists and cultural figures including painter Raoul Dufy.
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D.
Port-Royal-des-Champs
Port-Royal-des-Champs was a prominent 17th-century French Cistercian abbey and intellectual center known for its role in Jansenism and its influential contributions to philosophy, theology, and education.
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E.
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Plzeň, Czech Republic, known for its towering spire and historic city-center location.
- 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: Cimetière des Innocents (originally) Target entity description: Cimetière des Innocents was a major medieval and early modern Parisian cemetery, notorious for its overcrowding and unsanitary conditions before being closed and cleared in the late 18th century.
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A.
Cordeliers Convent, Paris
The Cordeliers Convent in Paris was a prominent medieval Franciscan monastery that later became an important political meeting place during the French Revolution.
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B.
Place des Abbesses
Place des Abbesses is a picturesque square in Paris’s Montmartre district, known for its Art Nouveau Métro entrance, lively cafés, and proximity to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
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C.
Cimiez Cemetery
Cimiez Cemetery is a historic burial ground in the Cimiez district of Nice, France, known as the final resting place of notable artists and cultural figures including painter Raoul Dufy.
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D.
Port-Royal-des-Champs
Port-Royal-des-Champs was a prominent 17th-century French Cistercian abbey and intellectual center known for its role in Jansenism and its influential contributions to philosophy, theology, and education.
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E.
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Plzeň, Czech Republic, known for its towering spire and historic city-center location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
early modern cemetery ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Église des Saints-Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cemetery of the Holy Innocents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cimetière des Saints-Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danse Macabre iconography
ⓘ
relocation of Parisian cemeteries ⓘ urban sanitation debates ⓘ |
| bonesTransferredTo |
Paris Catacombs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
underground ossuaries of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType |
inhumation in earth
ⓘ
mass graves ⓘ ossuary storage ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| cleared | 18th century ⓘ |
| closedForBurials | late 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demolished | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Danse Macabre mural
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
arcaded charnel houses ⓘ bone pits ⓘ boundary wall ⓘ central burial ground ⓘ entrance gate ⓘ fountain ⓘ painted murals ⓘ surrounding galleries ⓘ well ⓘ |
| hasUse |
charnel house site
ⓘ
mass burial ground ⓘ parish cemetery ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of pre-modern urban cemetery
ⓘ
influenced cemetery reforms in Paris ⓘ major burial ground of Paris ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
1st arrondissement of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Halles NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Right Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| namedAfter | Holy Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charnel galleries
ⓘ
mass graves ⓘ miasma concerns ⓘ ossuaries ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ public health problems ⓘ unsanitary conditions ⓘ |
| presentSite |
Fontaine des Innocents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Place Joachim-du-Bellay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
overcrowding
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public health concerns ⓘ unsanitary conditions ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
market area
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public square ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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early modern period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
parish of Saints-Innocents
ⓘ
residents of central Paris ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian burials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cimetière des Innocents (originally) Description of subject: Cimetière des Innocents was a major medieval and early modern Parisian cemetery, notorious for its overcrowding and unsanitary conditions before being closed and cleared in the late 18th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of the Innocents