Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

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Catholic religious institution Dominican convent monastic complex

The Convent of Saint-Étienne in Jerusalem is a Dominican monastic complex best known as the home of the École Biblique, a leading Catholic center for biblical and archaeological scholarship.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Convent of Saint-Étienne (Jerusalem)	2
Convent of Saint-Étienne in Jerusalem	2
Convent of Saint Stephen, Jerusalem	1
Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem canonical	1
Couvent Saint-Étienne de Jérusalem	1
French Archaeological and Religious Domain in Jerusalem	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397888 — 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: Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Context triple: [École Biblique, locatedIn, Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem]

A. Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem is a well-preserved 12th-century Crusader-era Roman Catholic church traditionally identified as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary and dedicated to her mother, Saint Anne.
B. Jerusalem church
The Jerusalem church was the earliest community of Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem, serving as the original center of the Christian movement and apostolic leadership in the first century.
C. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.
D. Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
The Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem is a historic district centered on major Christian holy sites and pilgrimage churches, forming one of the four traditional quarters within Jerusalem’s walled Old City.
E. Cimiez Monastery
Cimiez Monastery is a historic Franciscan complex in the Cimiez district of Nice, France, known for its church, cloister, art-filled museum, and adjoining cemetery where notable local figures are buried.
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: Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Target entity description: The Convent of Saint-Étienne in Jerusalem is a Dominican monastic complex best known as the home of the École Biblique, a leading Catholic center for biblical and archaeological scholarship.

A. Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem is a well-preserved 12th-century Crusader-era Roman Catholic church traditionally identified as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary and dedicated to her mother, Saint Anne.
B. Jerusalem church
The Jerusalem church was the earliest community of Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem, serving as the original center of the Christian movement and apostolic leadership in the first century.
C. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.
D. Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
The Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem is a historic district centered on major Christian holy sites and pilgrimage churches, forming one of the four traditional quarters within Jerusalem’s walled Old City.
E. Cimiez Monastery
Cimiez Monastery is a historic Franciscan complex in the Cimiez district of Nice, France, known for its church, cloister, art-filled museum, and adjoining cemetery where notable local figures are buried.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious institution ⓘ Dominican convent ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Convent of Saint Stephen, Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem Couvent Saint-Étienne de Jérusalem ⓘ linked to: Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
associatedWith	French Catholic scholarship in the Holy Land ⓘ École Biblique ⓘ
country	State of Israel ⓘ linked to: Israel
dedicatedTo	Saint Stephen ⓘ
function	center for archaeological research ⓘ center for biblical studies ⓘ monastic residence for Dominican friars ⓘ teaching institution for theology and biblical sciences ⓘ
governedBy	Dominican Province of France ⓘ
hasPart	archaeological collections ⓘ church of Saint-Étienne ⓘ classrooms ⓘ cloister ⓘ residential quarters for friars ⓘ study rooms ⓘ École Biblique library ⓘ linked to: L’École Biblique et Archéologique Française library
heritage	French Catholic institution abroad ⓘ
houses	École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem ⓘ linked to: École Biblique
languageOfInstitution	French ⓘ
locatedIn	East Jerusalem ⓘ French Archaeological and Religious Domain in Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem Jerusalem ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Stephen ⓘ
notableFor	contribution to archaeological exploration of Jerusalem and the Holy Land ⓘ contribution to modern biblical exegesis ⓘ hosting one of the major biblical libraries in the region ⓘ
openTo	scholars ⓘ students of biblical and archaeological disciplines ⓘ
partOf	Latin Church presence in the Holy Land ⓘ
primaryAcademicFields	ancient Near Eastern studies ⓘ archaeology of the Holy Land ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Dominican Order ⓘ linked to: Dominican friars
traditionConnectsTo	site associated with the martyrdom of Saint Stephen ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

École Biblique → locatedIn → Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem ⓘ

Convent of Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem → locatedIn → French Archaeological and Religious Domain in Jerusalem ⓘ