Greyfriars Church, London
E123729
Greyfriars Church, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan church in the City of London that served as a royal burial site and an important religious and political center until its destruction in the Great Fire of 1666.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christ Church Greyfriars, London | 2 |
| Greyfriars Church, London canonical | 2 |
| Greyfriars church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1005293 — 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: Greyfriars Church, London Context triple: [Isabella of France, burialPlace, Greyfriars Church, London]
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A.
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London is a historic Anglican church in central London known for its 18th-century architecture and notable burials.
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B.
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London was a historic Anglican church in the City of London, notable for its Wren-designed rebuilding after the Great Fire and later destruction in the Blitz.
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C.
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London is a notable 17th-century Anglican church renowned for its elegant Baroque architecture and prominent location in central London.
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D.
St Bartholomew-the-Great, London
St Bartholomew-the-Great in London is a historic 12th-century Augustinian priory church, renowned as one of the city's oldest surviving churches and noted for its Romanesque architecture.
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E.
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London is a historic medieval Anglican church in the City of London, noted for its surviving pre-Great Fire architecture and strong association with the diarist Samuel Pepys.
- 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: Greyfriars Church, London Target entity description: Greyfriars Church, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan church in the City of London that served as a royal burial site and an important religious and political center until its destruction in the Great Fire of 1666.
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A.
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London is a historic Anglican church in central London known for its 18th-century architecture and notable burials.
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B.
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London was a historic Anglican church in the City of London, notable for its Wren-designed rebuilding after the Great Fire and later destruction in the Blitz.
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C.
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London is a notable 17th-century Anglican church renowned for its elegant Baroque architecture and prominent location in central London.
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D.
St Bartholomew-the-Great, London
St Bartholomew-the-Great in London is a historic 12th-century Augustinian priory church, renowned as one of the city's oldest surviving churches and noted for its Romanesque architecture.
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E.
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London is a historic medieval Anglican church in the City of London, noted for its surviving pre-Great Fire architecture and strong association with the diarist Samuel Pepys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan church
ⓘ
former church building ⓘ medieval church ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1666 ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| era | pre-Reformation England ⓘ |
| event | destruction in the Great Fire of 1666 ⓘ |
| function |
political center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ royal burial site ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval London church ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important Franciscan house in London
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major ecclesiastical institution in the City of London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| notableFeature | association with English royalty ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval City of London religious institutions ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder |
Franciscans
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linked to:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| significantPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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political gatherings ⓘ religious services ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greyfriars Church, London Description of subject: Greyfriars Church, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan church in the City of London that served as a royal burial site and an important religious and political center until its destruction in the Great Fire of 1666.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Greyfriars Church, London
linked to: Greyfriars Church, London
linked to: Greyfriars Church, London