Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
E451808
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4546567 — 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: Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal Context triple: [Sulpicians in Montreal, notableBuildingAssociated, Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal]
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Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
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B.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church is a historic Catholic church in Old Quebec City, Canada, renowned as one of the oldest stone churches in North America and a prominent landmark of Place Royale.
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C.
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Oratory is a major Roman Catholic basilica and national shrine in Montreal, renowned for its impressive domed architecture and status as a prominent pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Joseph.
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D.
Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales
Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales is a Roman Catholic basilica in Thonon-les-Bains, France, notable for its neo-Gothic architecture and dedication to Saint Francis de Sales.
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E.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
- 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: Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal Target entity description: The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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A.
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
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B.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church is a historic Catholic church in Old Quebec City, Canada, renowned as one of the oldest stone churches in North America and a prominent landmark of Place Royale.
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C.
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Oratory is a major Roman Catholic basilica and national shrine in Montreal, renowned for its impressive domed architecture and status as a prominent pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Joseph.
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D.
Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales
Basilique Saint-François-de-Sales is a Roman Catholic basilica in Thonon-les-Bains, France, notable for its neo-Gothic architecture and dedication to Saint Francis de Sales.
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E.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage property
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historic building ⓘ seminary ⓘ |
| address | 116 Notre-Dame Street West, Montreal ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame Basilica
|
| architecturalStyle | French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
history of Ville-Marie ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | late 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1684 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
one of the oldest surviving examples of French colonial architecture in Canada
ⓘ
symbol of early Catholic presence in Montreal ⓘ |
| designatedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Government of Quebec ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| faces | Place d’Armes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central stone building
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ garden ⓘ pitched roof ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasGardenType | formal garden ⓘ |
| hasUse | institutional building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
classified heritage immovable of Quebec ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalCommunity | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| locatedOn |
Notre-Dame Street West
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame Street
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Old Montreal historic district
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Montreal
|
| oneOfOldestBuildingsIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
administrative center of the Sulpician order in Montreal
ⓘ
residence of Sulpician priests ⓘ seminary ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Place d’Armes square
ⓘ
linked to:
Place d'Armes
|
| ownedBy |
Sulpicians of Montreal
ⓘ
linked to:
Montréal Sulpicians
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| region |
Montreal metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal region
|
| religiousAffiliation | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Society of Saint-Sulpice ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched roof with dormers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of seigneurial lands
ⓘ
religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal Description of subject: The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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