Baptistery of Saint-Jean
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The Baptistery of Saint-Jean is one of the oldest Christian monuments in France, a late Roman-era baptistery renowned for its early medieval architecture and frescoes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| baptistery of Fréjus Cathedral | 2 |
| Baptistery of Saint-Jean canonical | 1 |
| baptistery of Fréjus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3424441 — 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: Baptistery of Saint-Jean Context triple: [Poitiers, hasReligiousBuilding, Baptistery of Saint-Jean]
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Baptistery of San Giovanni
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is an octagonal, Romanesque-style religious building in Florence renowned for its ornate bronze doors and richly decorated interior.
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Parma Baptistery
The Parma Baptistery is a renowned octagonal Romanesque-Gothic baptistery in Parma, Italy, celebrated for its pink Verona marble exterior and richly frescoed interior.
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Neonian Baptistery
The Neonian Baptistery is an early Christian octagonal baptistery in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its well-preserved 5th-century mosaics depicting the baptism of Christ.
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Arian Baptistery
The Arian Baptistery is a late 5th–early 6th century baptistery in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and association with the Arian Christian community of the Ostrogothic kingdom.
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Lateran Baptistery
The Lateran Baptistery is an early Christian octagonal baptistery in Rome, renowned as one of the oldest and most influential models for baptismal architecture in Western Christianity.
- 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: Baptistery of Saint-Jean Target entity description: The Baptistery of Saint-Jean is one of the oldest Christian monuments in France, a late Roman-era baptistery renowned for its early medieval architecture and frescoes.
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A.
Baptistery of San Giovanni
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is an octagonal, Romanesque-style religious building in Florence renowned for its ornate bronze doors and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Parma Baptistery
The Parma Baptistery is a renowned octagonal Romanesque-Gothic baptistery in Parma, Italy, celebrated for its pink Verona marble exterior and richly frescoed interior.
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C.
Neonian Baptistery
The Neonian Baptistery is an early Christian octagonal baptistery in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its well-preserved 5th-century mosaics depicting the baptism of Christ.
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D.
Arian Baptistery
The Arian Baptistery is a late 5th–early 6th century baptistery in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and association with the Arian Christian community of the Ostrogothic kingdom.
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E.
Lateran Baptistery
The Lateran Baptistery is an early Christian octagonal baptistery in Rome, renowned as one of the oldest and most influential models for baptismal architecture in Western Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious building
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baptistery ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Merovingian architecture
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Romanesque architecture ⓘ early medieval architecture ⓘ |
| baptismType | immersion baptism ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint John the Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
John the Baptist
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| era |
early Middle Ages
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late Roman era ⓘ |
| floorPlan | rectangular with projecting apses ⓘ |
| function | baptismal rites ⓘ |
| hasArtPeriod |
Carolingian frescoes
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Romanesque frescoes ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
frescoes
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sculpted capitals ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
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baptismal pool ⓘ central rectangular hall ⓘ side chapels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Poitiers ⓘ Vienne department ⓘ historic center of Poitiers ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Clain River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint John the Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
John the Baptist
|
| notableFor |
Merovingian-period architecture
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being one of the oldest Christian monuments in France ⓘ early medieval frescoes ⓘ |
| numberOfApses | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership |
City of Poitiers
ⓘ
linked to:
Poitiers
|
| proximityTo | Poitiers Cathedral ⓘ |
| region |
western France
ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| significantReconstruction |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baptistery of Saint-Jean Description of subject: The Baptistery of Saint-Jean is one of the oldest Christian monuments in France, a late Roman-era baptistery renowned for its early medieval architecture and frescoes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baptistery of Saint-Jean
linked to: Baptistery of Saint-Jean
linked to: Baptistery of Saint-Jean