Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

E31342

Church of England church listed building parish church university church

Great St Mary’s Church in Cambridge is the historic University Church of Cambridge, renowned for its prominent tower, central location, and long-standing role in the religious and academic life of the city.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge canonical	8
Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge	3
Great St Mary’s	2
Great St Mary’s Church	2
Great St Mary's, Cambridge	1
Great St Mary’s, the University Church	1
St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge	1
St Mary the Great, Cambridge	1
University Church of Great St Mary’s	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235296 — 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: Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Context triple: [Market Square, Cambridge, nearby, Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge]

A. Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge is the historic and architecturally significant chapel of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, serving as a prominent site of worship, ceremony, and memorials to notable scholars.
B. Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as the burial place of King John.
C. King's College Chapel
King's College Chapel is a renowned late Gothic chapel at the University of Cambridge, celebrated for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and choral tradition.
D. St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
E. Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is a historic English Gothic cathedral in Gloucester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as a prominent site of religious and cultural heritage.
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: Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Target entity description: Great St Mary’s Church in Cambridge is the historic University Church of Cambridge, renowned for its prominent tower, central location, and long-standing role in the religious and academic life of the city.

A. Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge is the historic and architecturally significant chapel of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, serving as a prominent site of worship, ceremony, and memorials to notable scholars.
B. Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as the burial place of King John.
C. King's College Chapel
King's College Chapel is a renowned late Gothic chapel at the University of Cambridge, celebrated for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and choral tradition.
D. St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
E. Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is a historic English Gothic cathedral in Gloucester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as a prominent site of religious and cultural heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Church of England church ⓘ listed building ⓘ parish church ⓘ university church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	GSM ⓘ Great St Mary’s ⓘ linked to: Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
architecturalStyle	Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	St Mary the Virgin ⓘ linked to: St Mary
denomination	Anglican ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Ely ⓘ
governingBody	Church of England ⓘ
hasFeature	clock ⓘ ring of bells ⓘ tower ⓘ viewing gallery ⓘ
hasFunction	place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ venue for university ceremonies ⓘ
hasPart	aisles ⓘ chancel ⓘ nave ⓘ tower ⓘ
hasRole	University Church of the University of Cambridge ⓘ
hasView	panoramic views over Cambridge city centre ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building ⓘ
isInDistrict	City of Cambridge ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge, England Cambridgeshire ⓘ linked to: Cambridgeshire, England England ⓘ Market Square, Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge Market Square United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNear	King’s Parade, Cambridge ⓘ Senate House, Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Senate-House, Cambridge
material	stone ⓘ
province	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of England ⓘ
serves	University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University parish of St Mary the Great ⓘ
significance	central role in academic life of the University of Cambridge ⓘ central role in religious life of Cambridge ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	academic services ⓘ concerts ⓘ public worship ⓘ university sermons ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

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

Market Square, Cambridge → nearby → Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge ⓘ

subject linked to: Market Square

Market Square, Cambridge → hasNearbyReligiousBuilding → Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge ⓘ

subject linked to: Market Square

Cambridge Guildhall → locatedNear → Great St Mary’s Church ⓘ