Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon

E793781

Gothic church Roman Catholic church landmark in Brussels

The Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon is a renowned late Gothic Roman Catholic church in Brussels, Belgium, celebrated for its elegant architecture and richly decorated interior.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Église Notre-Dame du Sablon	2
Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9335695 — 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: Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon
Context triple: [Sablon district, hasLandmark, Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon]

A. Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church
Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church is a historic medieval Catholic church in the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes in southern France, known for its Gothic architecture and role in the town’s religious heritage.
B. 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.
C. Église du Val-de-Grâce
Église du Val-de-Grâce is a 17th-century Baroque church in Paris, originally built as part of a royal abbey founded by Anne of Austria and noted for its grand dome and rich interior decoration.
D. Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin
Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church in central Paris known for its elegant 18th-century architecture and richly decorated interior.
E. Saint-Barnabé Church
Saint-Barnabé Church is a Catholic parish church located in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for serving the local francophone community.
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: Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon
Target entity description: The Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon is a renowned late Gothic Roman Catholic church in Brussels, Belgium, celebrated for its elegant architecture and richly decorated interior.

A. Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church
Notre-Dame-des-Sablons Church is a historic medieval Catholic church in the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes in southern France, known for its Gothic architecture and role in the town’s religious heritage.
B. 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.
C. Église du Val-de-Grâce
Église du Val-de-Grâce is a 17th-century Baroque church in Paris, originally built as part of a royal abbey founded by Anne of Austria and noted for its grand dome and rich interior decoration.
D. Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin
Église Saint-Louis-d’Antin is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church in central Paris known for its elegant 18th-century architecture and richly decorated interior.
E. Saint-Barnabé Church
Saint-Barnabé Church is a Catholic parish church located in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for serving the local francophone community.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ landmark in Brussels ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Late Gothic ⓘ
category	Churches in Brussels ⓘ Gothic architecture in Belgium ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Belgium ⓘ
constructionEnd	17th century ⓘ
constructionStart	15th century ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of the Sablon NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
floorPlan	Latin cross ⓘ
hasAltar	main high altar ⓘ
hasArtwork	paintings ⓘ religious sculptures ⓘ
hasPart	bell tower ⓘ chapels ⓘ choir ⓘ nave ⓘ transept ⓘ
hasStylePeriod	Brabantine Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected heritage site in Brussels ⓘ
languageOfLocalName	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ
locatedIn	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: City of Brussels historic center of Brussels ⓘ
locatedNear	Place du Petit Sablon / Kleine Zavel NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Place du Grand Sablon / Grote Zavel NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFeature	baroque chapels ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ ornate stone carvings ⓘ richly decorated interior ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
tradition	associated with Brussels crossbowmen guild ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sablon district → hasLandmark → Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Église Notre-Dame du Sablon

Place du Petit Sablon → locatedNear → Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon ⓘ