high altar of Canterbury Cathedral
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The high altar of Canterbury Cathedral is the principal liturgical altar of the historic English cathedral, traditionally associated with major ceremonies and the shrine of Thomas Becket.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| high altar of Canterbury Cathedral canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6704252 — 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: high altar of Canterbury Cathedral Context triple: [Trinity Chapel, hasViewOf, high altar of Canterbury Cathedral]
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A.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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B.
central tower of Canterbury Cathedral
The central tower of Canterbury Cathedral, known as Bell Harry Tower, is a prominent late Gothic architectural feature that dominates the cathedral’s skyline and houses its main bell.
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C.
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.
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D.
The Deanery, Canterbury
The Deanery, Canterbury is the historic official residence associated with the leadership of Canterbury Cathedral, situated within the cathedral precincts in Canterbury, England.
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E.
Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral
The Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral is a historic ecclesiastical meeting hall within the cathedral complex, notable as the original performance venue for T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral."
- 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: high altar of Canterbury Cathedral Target entity description: The high altar of Canterbury Cathedral is the principal liturgical altar of the historic English cathedral, traditionally associated with major ceremonies and the shrine of Thomas Becket.
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A.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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B.
central tower of Canterbury Cathedral
The central tower of Canterbury Cathedral, known as Bell Harry Tower, is a prominent late Gothic architectural feature that dominates the cathedral’s skyline and houses its main bell.
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C.
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.
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D.
The Deanery, Canterbury
The Deanery, Canterbury is the historic official residence associated with the leadership of Canterbury Cathedral, situated within the cathedral precincts in Canterbury, England.
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E.
Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral
The Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral is a historic ecclesiastical meeting hall within the cathedral complex, notable as the original performance venue for T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high altar
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liturgical furnishing ⓘ |
| access | approached from the nave via steps and choir area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thomas Becket
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Thomas Becket
shrine of Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| churchTradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| function | principal liturgical altar of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar table
ⓘ
reredos or backdrop structure ⓘ steps leading up to the altar ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | principal altar of the cathedral ⓘ |
| heritageContext | UNESCO World Heritage Site: Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church ⓘ |
| historicalRole | focus of medieval pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| liturgicalOrientation | east end of the cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury Cathedral
ⓘ
Canterbury, Kent, England ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | sanctuary of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Eucharistic celebrations
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archiepiscopal services ⓘ daily cathedral worship ⓘ enthronement of Archbishops of Canterbury ⓘ major feast day celebrations ⓘ major liturgical ceremonies ⓘ state and national services held at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| visibility | prominent focal point of the cathedral interior ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: high altar of Canterbury Cathedral Description of subject: The high altar of Canterbury Cathedral is the principal liturgical altar of the historic English cathedral, traditionally associated with major ceremonies and the shrine of Thomas Becket.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.