Alcobaça Monastery
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Alcobaça Monastery is a monumental Cistercian complex in central Portugal renowned for its medieval architecture and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monastery of Alcobaça | 8 |
| Alcobaça Monastery canonical | 5 |
| Church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5024616 — 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: Alcobaça Monastery Context triple: [João de Castilho, notableWork, Alcobaça Monastery]
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A.
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
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B.
Convent of Christ in Tomar
The Convent of Christ in Tomar is a historic Portuguese monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its richly ornate Manueline architecture and deep ties to the Knights Templar and the Order of Christ.
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C.
Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal
The Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal is a late 15th-century Portuguese convent renowned as an early and influential example of the Manueline architectural style.
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D.
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
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E.
Cathedral of Leiria
The Cathedral of Leiria is a historic Roman Catholic church in Leiria, Portugal, serving as the main seat of the local diocese and a notable example of Portuguese religious architecture.
- 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: Alcobaça Monastery Target entity description: Alcobaça Monastery is a monumental Cistercian complex in central Portugal renowned for its medieval architecture and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
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B.
Convent of Christ in Tomar
The Convent of Christ in Tomar is a historic Portuguese monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its richly ornate Manueline architecture and deep ties to the Knights Templar and the Order of Christ.
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C.
Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal
The Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal is a late 15th-century Portuguese convent renowned as an early and influential example of the Manueline architectural style.
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D.
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
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E.
Cathedral of Leiria
The Cathedral of Leiria is a historic Roman Catholic church in Leiria, Portugal, serving as the main seat of the local diocese and a notable example of Portuguese religious architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
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Roman Catholic monastery ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
Cistercian Gothic ⓘ
linked to:
Cistercian architecture
Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 13th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Mary, mother of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1153 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ |
| founder |
Afonso Henriques
ⓘ
linked to:
Afonso I of Portugal
|
| function |
monastic complex
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcobaça Monastery
Cloister of Rachadouro ⓘ Cloister of Silence ⓘ monastic kitchen ⓘ monastic library ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alcobaça ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Leiria District ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Centro Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baça River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Alcoa River ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Portuguese Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage
ⓘ
linked to:
Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
|
| notableFeature |
chapter house
ⓘ
cloisters ⓘ large medieval church ⓘ monastic dormitory ⓘ refectory ⓘ royal tombs of Pedro I of Portugal and Inês de Castro ⓘ |
| ownership |
Portuguese State
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese state
|
| partOf |
Cistercian Order in Portugal
ⓘ
linked to:
Cistercians
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Cistercians ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of early Gothic architecture in Portugal
ⓘ
one of the most important Cistercian abbeys in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 505 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alcobaça Monastery Description of subject: Alcobaça Monastery is a monumental Cistercian complex in central Portugal renowned for its medieval architecture and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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