Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray

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Roman Catholic church basilica minor basilica pilgrimage church

The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray is a major Catholic pilgrimage church in Brittany, France, dedicated to Saint Anne and renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and religious significance.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray canonical	2
Basilica of Sainte-Anne d’Auray	1
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray	1
Saint Anne d'Auray	1
Saint Anne’s Basilica, Auray, France	1
Sanctuary of Sainte-Anne d'Auray	1
sanctuary of Saint Anne of Brittany	1
sanctuary of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1238108 — 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: Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
Context triple: [Saint-Anne-d'Auray, hasPart, Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray]

A. Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux
The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse in Lisieux is a major 20th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Normandy, France, dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the country.
B. Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
C. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes
The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes is a major Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in western France, renowned for its impressive façade, soaring interior, and richly sculpted tombs.
D. Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
E. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
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: Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
Target entity description: The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray is a major Catholic pilgrimage church in Brittany, France, dedicated to Saint Anne and renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and religious significance.

A. Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux
The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse in Lisieux is a major 20th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Normandy, France, dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the country.
B. Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
C. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes
The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes is a major Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in western France, renowned for its impressive façade, soaring interior, and richly sculpted tombs.
D. Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
E. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Gothic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Breton Catholicism ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Anne ⓘ
dedication	Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Saint Anne
denomination	Catholic ⓘ
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes ⓘ
function	pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ choir ⓘ cloister ⓘ esplanade for outdoor ceremonies ⓘ nave ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ statue of Saint Anne ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	France ⓘ
languageOfLocalLiturgy	Breton ⓘ French ⓘ
liturgicalFeastAssociated	Feast of Saint Anne ⓘ
locatedIn	Sainte-Anne-d'Auray ⓘ
locatedInDepartment	Morbihan ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Bretagne ⓘ linked to: Brittany
locatedInRegion	Brittany ⓘ
locatedNear	Auray ⓘ
notableFor	devotion to Saint Anne ⓘ large annual pilgrimages ⓘ neo-Gothic architecture ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	major Catholic pilgrimage site in Brittany ⓘ one of the principal shrines dedicated to Saint Anne in France ⓘ
pilgrimagePeakDate	26 July ⓘ
primaryReligion	Christianity ⓘ
primaryTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
province	Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rennes ⓘ
regionallySignificantFor	Breton Catholic identity ⓘ pilgrimages in western France ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Saint-Anne-d'Auray → hasPart → Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray ⓘ

subject linked to: Saint Anne d’Auray (Brittany, France)

Feast of Saint Anne → majorPilgrimageSite → Saint Anne’s Basilica, Auray, France ⓘ