Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon

E383882

Catholic church Gothic church church building parish church

Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon is a prominent Gothic-style Catholic church in central Lyon, France, known for its historic role in the city’s religious and civic life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon canonical	5
Church of Saint-Nizier, Lyon	1
Église Saint-Nizier (nearby area)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3729870 — 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: Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon
Context triple: [Presqu’île (Lyon), contains, Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon]

A. Basilica of Saint-Remi
The Basilica of Saint-Remi is a major Romanesque-Gothic church in Reims, France, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Remigius and forming part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage religious ensemble.
B. 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.
C. Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard is a historic Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, noted for its picturesque setting at the end of Rue Mouffetard and its long-standing parish history.
D. Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours
The Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours is a prominent Roman Catholic basilica in Tours, France, renowned as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours and noted for its striking neo-Byzantine architecture.
E. Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
The Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Vézelay, France, famous as a starting point of the Way of St. James and for its exceptional medieval architecture and sculpture.
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: Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon
Target entity description: Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon is a prominent Gothic-style Catholic church in central Lyon, France, known for its historic role in the city’s religious and civic life.

A. Basilica of Saint-Remi
The Basilica of Saint-Remi is a major Romanesque-Gothic church in Reims, France, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Remigius and forming part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage religious ensemble.
B. 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.
C. Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard is a historic Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, noted for its picturesque setting at the end of Rue Mouffetard and its long-standing parish history.
D. Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours
The Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours is a prominent Roman Catholic basilica in Tours, France, renowned as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours and noted for its striking neo-Byzantine architecture.
E. Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
The Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Vézelay, France, famous as a starting point of the Way of St. James and for its exceptional medieval architecture and sculpture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ Gothic church ⓘ church building ⓘ parish church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ
category	Churches in Lyon ⓘ Gothic architecture in France ⓘ
cityRole	important parish of central Lyon ⓘ
constructionMaterial	stone ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Nizier of Lyon ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Lyon
function	parish church ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	bell tower ⓘ choir ⓘ nave ⓘ portal ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ twin towers ⓘ
hasFeature	buttresses ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	19th century ⓘ
heritageStatus	Monument historique of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
historicalRole	major religious center in Lyon ⓘ site of civic gatherings ⓘ
locatedIn	1st arrondissement of Lyon ⓘ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Lyon ⓘ Presqu’île de Lyon ⓘ linked to: Presqu’île of Lyon historic center of Lyon ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
locatedNear	Place des Cordeliers ⓘ Rhône River ⓘ
locatedOn	Rue de Brest ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Nicetius of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Saint Nizier of Lyon
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	cultural heritage of Lyon ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	Catholic liturgy ⓘ public worship ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Presqu’île (Lyon) → contains → Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ

subject linked to: Presqu’île

Presqu’île of Lyon → contains → Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ

Presqu’île district → contains → Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ

Lyon 2nd arrondissement → contains → Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ

Place des Terreaux → hasNearbyReligiousBuilding → Église Saint-Nizier (nearby area) ⓘ

linked to: Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon

1st arrondissement of Lyon → contains → Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ

Pauline Jaricot → burialPlace → Church of Saint-Nizier, Lyon ⓘ