Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral

E177385

Marian shrine Roman Catholic cathedral Romanesque church World Heritage Site component

Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Le Puy Cathedral	4
Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral canonical	4
Notre-Dame du Puy Cathedral	2
Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy	1
Le Puy-en-Velay Marian shrine	1
Marian shrine at Le Puy-en-Velay	1
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Le Puy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1464139 — 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: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Context triple: [Haute-Loire, hasHeritageSite, Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral]

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. 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.
C. Nevers Cathedral
Nevers Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nevers, France, notable for its blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
D. Paray-le-Monial 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.
E. Avignon Cathedral
Avignon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and its proximity to the Palais des Papes.
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: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
Target entity description: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in south-central France renowned as a major Marian pilgrimage site and starting point on the Camino de Santiago.

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. 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.
C. Nevers Cathedral
Nevers Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nevers, France, notable for its blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
D. Paray-le-Monial 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.
E. Avignon Cathedral
Avignon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and its proximity to the Palais des Papes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marian shrine ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque ⓘ
associatedWithRoute	Way of St. James ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of Le Puy ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevationRelativeToTown	built on a rocky height above the town ⓘ
function	cathedral church of the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	arcades ⓘ cloister ⓘ domes ⓘ polychrome stone decoration ⓘ steep stairway entrance ⓘ
hasBellTower	true ⓘ
hasCloister	true ⓘ
hasRelicOrImage	venerated image of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationCountry	France ⓘ
isActiveChurch	true ⓘ
isMajorMarianPilgrimageSite	true ⓘ
isStartingPointOf	Via Podiensis ⓘ one of the main French routes of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ
isTouristDestination	true ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
locatedInPartOf	south-central France ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Haute-Loire ⓘ
notableFor	Marian pilgrimages ⓘ role in medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
partOf	Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
pilgrimageTradition	Marian apparitions and healings associated with the site ⓘ
primaryUse	worship ⓘ
regionHistoric	Auvergne ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
secondaryUse	tourist attraction ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1998 ⓘ
UNESCOSite	Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	inscribed ⓘ

How these facts were elicited