Carpentras Synagogue

E553868

historic monument synagogue

Carpentras Synagogue is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in France, renowned for its historic 14th-century architecture and significance to the Jewish heritage of Provence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Carpentras Synagogue canonical	3
Jewish community of Carpentras	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5873455 — 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: Carpentras Synagogue
Context triple: [Carpentras, hasLandmark, Carpentras Synagogue]

A. Synagogue de la rue Pavée
The Synagogue de la rue Pavée is an Art Nouveau synagogue in Paris designed by architect Hector Guimard, noted for its distinctive ornamental style and historical significance to the city's Jewish community.
B. El Ghriba Synagogue
El Ghriba Synagogue is an ancient and historically significant Jewish synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and one of the oldest synagogues in Africa.
C. Paradesi Synagogue
Paradesi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish house of worship in Kochi, India, renowned as one of the oldest active synagogues in the Commonwealth and a symbol of the region’s long-standing Jewish heritage.
D. Ibn Danan Synagogue
The Ibn Danan Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the oldest and most important surviving synagogues in North Africa.
E. Yosef Caro Synagogue
The Yosef Caro Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Safed, Israel, traditionally associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the renowned 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.
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: Carpentras Synagogue
Target entity description: Carpentras Synagogue is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in France, renowned for its historic 14th-century architecture and significance to the Jewish heritage of Provence.

A. Synagogue de la rue Pavée
The Synagogue de la rue Pavée is an Art Nouveau synagogue in Paris designed by architect Hector Guimard, noted for its distinctive ornamental style and historical significance to the city's Jewish community.
B. El Ghriba Synagogue
El Ghriba Synagogue is an ancient and historically significant Jewish synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and one of the oldest synagogues in Africa.
C. Paradesi Synagogue
Paradesi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish house of worship in Kochi, India, renowned as one of the oldest active synagogues in the Commonwealth and a symbol of the region’s long-standing Jewish heritage.
D. Ibn Danan Synagogue
The Ibn Danan Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the oldest and most important surviving synagogues in North Africa.
E. Yosef Caro Synagogue
The Yosef Caro Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Safed, Israel, traditionally associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the renowned 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic monument ⓘ synagogue ⓘ
architecturalStyle	14th-century architecture ⓘ
category	Monuments historiques of Vaucluse ⓘ Old synagogues in Europe ⓘ Synagogues in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
constructionStart	14th century ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalRegion	Provençal Jewish culture ⓘ
denomination	Sephardi Judaism ⓘ linked to: Sephardi Jews
hasFeature	Torah ark ⓘ bimah ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ ritual bath (mikveh) ⓘ underground rooms ⓘ women’s gallery ⓘ
hasLanguageTradition	Hebrew liturgy ⓘ Occitan-influenced Jewish customs ⓘ
heritage	Jewish heritage of Provence ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	France ⓘ
inception	14th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Carpentras ⓘ Provence ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Vaucluse ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
notableFor	continuous Jewish presence over centuries ⓘ preservation of Provençal Jewish rites ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownership	Jewish community of Carpentras ⓘ linked to: Carpentras Synagogue
partOf	Jewish heritage of France ⓘ linked to: French Jews
regionHistoric	Comtat Venaissin ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
servesCommunity	Jewish community of Carpentras ⓘ linked to: Carpentras Synagogue
significance	important center of Jewish life in Comtat Venaissin ⓘ one of the oldest surviving synagogues in France ⓘ
tourism	cultural tourism site ⓘ
usedFor	Jewish religious services ⓘ heritage visits and guided tours ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Carpentras → hasLandmark → Carpentras Synagogue ⓘ

subject linked to: commune of Carpentras

Carpentras → hasLandmark → Carpentras Synagogue ⓘ

Carpentras → hasReligiousBuilding → Carpentras Synagogue ⓘ

Carpentras Synagogue → servesCommunity → Jewish community of Carpentras ⓘ

linked to: Carpentras Synagogue

Carpentras Synagogue → ownership → Jewish community of Carpentras ⓘ