St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville
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St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville is a landmark modernist Benedictine church in Minnesota, renowned for its bold concrete architecture and monumental bell banner designed by architect Marcel Breuer.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint John’s Abbey Church | 2 |
| St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville canonical | 2 |
| Saint John’s Abbey Church (Collegeville, Minnesota) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1844003 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville Context triple: [Marcel Breuer, notableFor, St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville]
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Monastery of Saint Scholastica
The Monastery of Saint Scholastica is a historic Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy, renowned as one of the earliest centers of Western monasticism associated with Saint Benedict.
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St. Paul Monastery
St. Paul Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic Byzantine heritage and rich collection of religious relics and icons.
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington is the principal Episcopal cathedral in Vermont, serving as the liturgical and administrative center of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont.
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St. Procopius Abbey
St. Procopius Abbey is a Benedictine monastic community and religious institution known for its role in sponsoring and supporting Catholic education.
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Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its grand Beaux-Arts design and commanding hilltop presence overlooking the city.
- 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: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville Target entity description: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville is a landmark modernist Benedictine church in Minnesota, renowned for its bold concrete architecture and monumental bell banner designed by architect Marcel Breuer.
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A.
Monastery of Saint Scholastica
The Monastery of Saint Scholastica is a historic Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy, renowned as one of the earliest centers of Western monasticism associated with Saint Benedict.
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B.
St. Paul Monastery
St. Paul Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic Byzantine heritage and rich collection of religious relics and icons.
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington is the principal Episcopal cathedral in Vermont, serving as the liturgical and administrative center of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont.
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St. Procopius Abbey
St. Procopius Abbey is a Benedictine monastic community and religious institution known for its role in sponsoring and supporting Catholic education.
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Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its grand Beaux-Arts design and commanding hilltop presence overlooking the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine church
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Roman Catholic church ⓘ church building ⓘ modernist architecture landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Marcel Breuer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monks of Saint John’s Abbey
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linked to:
Benedictines
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| associatedWithArchitect | Marcel Breuer’s American ecclesiastical work ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
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Brutalist and modernist churches in the United States ⓘ |
| client |
Saint John’s Abbey
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linked to:
Saint John's Abbey
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| constructionPeriod | late 1950s to early 1960s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| county | Stearns County ⓘ |
| denomination |
Benedictine
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linked to:
Benedictines
|
| function |
abbey church
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monastic worship space ⓘ |
| hasAltarLocation | forward in the nave to emphasize congregational participation ⓘ |
| hasBellBannerHeight | approximately 112 feet ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | concrete bell banner ⓘ |
| hasChoirStalls | monastic choir located near the altar ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
asymmetrical facade
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dramatic concrete roof forms ⓘ integrated liturgical furnishings ⓘ |
| hasFloorPlan | broad fan-shaped nave ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ used for liturgical music ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | liturgical focus on altar and monastic choir ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 1500 people ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | widely recognized example of American modernist religious architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | post-war liturgical movement ⓘ |
| isLandmarkFor |
Collegeville, Minnesota
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linked to:
Collegeville
modernist church architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Mass and Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Collegeville Township, Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedOnCampusOf |
Saint John’s University (Collegeville, Minnesota)
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linked to:
Saint John's University (Minnesota)
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| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large stained-glass facade
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monumental bell banner ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville
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linked to:
Saint John's Abbey
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| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder |
Order of Saint Benedict
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linked to:
Benedictines
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| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| usedBy |
monastic community of Saint John’s Abbey
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linked to:
Saint John's Abbey
students and faculty of Saint John’s University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville Description of subject: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville is a landmark modernist Benedictine church in Minnesota, renowned for its bold concrete architecture and monumental bell banner designed by architect Marcel Breuer.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville
linked to: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville
linked to: St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville