Paray-le-Monial Basilica

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Catholic pilgrimage site Roman Catholic basilica Romanesque church minor basilica

Paray-le-Monial Basilica is a renowned Romanesque church in eastern France, famous as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial	4
Chapel of the Visitation, Paray-le-Monial, France	1
Paray-le-Monial Basilica canonical	1
Paray-le-Monial Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1387163 — 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: Paray-le-Monial Basilica
Context triple: [Saône-et-Loire, containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity, Paray-le-Monial Basilica]

A. 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.
B. Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
C. Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a renowned modernist Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France, designed by architect Le Corbusier and celebrated for its sculptural form and innovative use of light.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
E. Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
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.
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: Paray-le-Monial Basilica
Target entity description: Paray-le-Monial Basilica is a renowned Romanesque church in eastern France, famous as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

A. 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.
B. Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
C. Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a renowned modernist Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France, designed by architect Le Corbusier and celebrated for its sculptural form and innovative use of light.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
E. Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDevotion	Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWithReligiousOrder	Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary ⓘ
associatedWithSaint	Margaret Mary Alacoque ⓘ
category	Basilica churches in France ⓘ Catholic pilgrimage sites in France ⓘ Romanesque architecture in France ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
followsRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
hasMainMaterial	stone ⓘ
hasReligiousFunction	parish church ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
hasStatus	major pilgrimage center in France ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationCountry	France ⓘ
influencedBy	Cluniac architecture ⓘ linked to: Romanesque architecture
knownFor	Catholic pilgrimages ⓘ devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalTitle	Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial ⓘ linked to: Paray-le-Monial Basilica
locatedIn	Paray-le-Monial ⓘ
locatedInPartOf	eastern France ⓘ linked to: south-central France
locatedInRegion	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ Saône-et-Loire ⓘ
notableFeature	Romanesque nave ⓘ apse and transept in Romanesque style ⓘ towers typical of Cluniac Romanesque ⓘ
partOf	Roman Catholic Church in France ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Sacred Heart pilgrimage ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholicism ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism destination ⓘ

How these facts were elicited