abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux

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Benedictine monastery church Romanesque church former abbey church

The abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux is a former Benedictine monastic church in Charroux, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and historical importance as a major medieval pilgrimage site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux	1
abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5000741 — 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: abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
Context triple: [Abbey of Charroux (viscera), hasPart, abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux]

A. Church of Saint-Pierre d’Auxerre
The Church of Saint-Pierre d’Auxerre is a historic Roman Catholic church in Auxerre, France, noted for its Gothic architecture and artistic heritage.
B. Abbey church of Saint-Valérie de Chambon-sur-Voueize
The Abbey church of Saint-Valérie de Chambon-sur-Voueize is a historic Romanesque monastic church in central France, noted for its impressive architecture and religious heritage.
C. Church of Saint-Eusèbe d’Auxerre
The Church of Saint-Eusèbe d’Auxerre is a historic Catholic church in the French city of Auxerre, noted for its medieval architecture and religious heritage.
D. Abbaye de Chaalis
Abbaye de Chaalis is a former Cistercian abbey in northern France, now a historic monument and museum complex known for its romantic ruins, chapel frescoes, and landscaped park.
E. Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
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: abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
Target entity description: The abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux is a former Benedictine monastic church in Charroux, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and historical importance as a major medieval pilgrimage site.

A. Church of Saint-Pierre d’Auxerre
The Church of Saint-Pierre d’Auxerre is a historic Roman Catholic church in Auxerre, France, noted for its Gothic architecture and artistic heritage.
B. Abbey church of Saint-Valérie de Chambon-sur-Voueize
The Abbey church of Saint-Valérie de Chambon-sur-Voueize is a historic Romanesque monastic church in central France, noted for its impressive architecture and religious heritage.
C. Church of Saint-Eusèbe d’Auxerre
The Church of Saint-Eusèbe d’Auxerre is a historic Catholic church in the French city of Auxerre, noted for its medieval architecture and religious heritage.
D. Abbaye de Chaalis
Abbaye de Chaalis is a former Cistercian abbey in northern France, now a historic monument and museum complex known for its romantic ruins, chapel frescoes, and landscaped park.
E. Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery church ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ former abbey church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
category	Romanesque architecture in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ abbey church in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
conservation	subject to preservation and restoration campaigns ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	example of Benedictine monastic architecture in France ⓘ important site in the religious history of Aquitaine ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ the Saviour ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
eraOfConstruction	Romanesque period ⓘ
foundedAsAbbey	8th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Charlemagne ⓘ
function	monastic church ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
governingDiocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Poitiers ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Poitiers
hasPart	church ruins ⓘ crypt or substructures ⓘ tower remains ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic	Romanesque sculpted decoration ⓘ massive masonry ⓘ round arches ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	19th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedIn	Charroux ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ⓘ linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine Vienne department ⓘ
locatedNear	Charente river basin ⓘ linked to: Charente
material	stone ⓘ
monasticOrder	Benedictine Order ⓘ linked to: Benedictines
notableFor	Romanesque architecture ⓘ major medieval pilgrimage site ⓘ remains of a great abbey complex ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownership	French state or local public authorities ⓘ
regionImportance	one of the major medieval abbeys of western France ⓘ
religiousOrderRule	Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
status	no longer used as a monastery ⓘ partly ruined ⓘ
tourism	cultural tourism site ⓘ heritage tourism destination ⓘ
usedFor	housing important relics ⓘ

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

Abbey of Charroux (viscera) → hasPart → abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux ⓘ

Abbey of Charroux (viscera) → hasNameInFrench → Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux ⓘ

linked to: abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux

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