Sanctuary of La Verna

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Catholic sanctuary Franciscan sanctuary monastery complex pilgrimage site

The Sanctuary of La Verna is a major Franciscan pilgrimage site in Tuscany, Italy, renowned as the mountain retreat where Saint Francis of Assisi is believed to have received the stigmata.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sanctuary of La Verna canonical	6
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (La Verna)	2
La Verna Sanctuary	2
Franciscan Sanctuary of La Verna	1
Franciscan friary of La Verna	1
Sanctuary on Mount La Verna	1
monastic complex of La Verna	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8106496 — 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: Sanctuary of La Verna
Context triple: [Mount La Verna, hasSanctuary, Sanctuary of La Verna]

A. Sanctuary of Montalto
The Sanctuary of Montalto is a historic hilltop church and Marian shrine overlooking the city of Messina in Sicily, Italy.
B. Sanctuary of Monte Lussari
The Sanctuary of Monte Lussari is a historic Catholic pilgrimage church perched atop Monte Lussari in northeastern Italy, renowned for its panoramic Alpine setting and spiritual significance.
C. Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso is a prominent Catholic pilgrimage church and monastery dramatically overlooking Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its religious significance and panoramic views of Lake Maggiore.
D. Monte Berico Sanctuary
Monte Berico Sanctuary is a historic Catholic pilgrimage church and Marian shrine overlooking Vicenza, Italy, renowned for its Baroque architecture and religious significance.
E. Abbey of San Fruttuoso
The Abbey of San Fruttuoso is a secluded medieval monastery and former Benedictine abbey nestled in a small bay between Camogli and Portofino on the Ligurian coast of Italy, accessible mainly by boat or hiking trails.
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: Sanctuary of La Verna
Target entity description: The Sanctuary of La Verna is a major Franciscan pilgrimage site in Tuscany, Italy, renowned as the mountain retreat where Saint Francis of Assisi is believed to have received the stigmata.

A. Sanctuary of Montalto
The Sanctuary of Montalto is a historic hilltop church and Marian shrine overlooking the city of Messina in Sicily, Italy.
B. Sanctuary of Monte Lussari
The Sanctuary of Monte Lussari is a historic Catholic pilgrimage church perched atop Monte Lussari in northeastern Italy, renowned for its panoramic Alpine setting and spiritual significance.
C. Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso is a prominent Catholic pilgrimage church and monastery dramatically overlooking Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its religious significance and panoramic views of Lake Maggiore.
D. Monte Berico Sanctuary
Monte Berico Sanctuary is a historic Catholic pilgrimage church and Marian shrine overlooking Vicenza, Italy, renowned for its Baroque architecture and religious significance.
E. Abbey of San Fruttuoso
The Abbey of San Fruttuoso is a secluded medieval monastery and former Benedictine abbey nestled in a small bay between Camogli and Portofino on the Ligurian coast of Italy, accessible mainly by boat or hiking trails.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic sanctuary ⓘ Franciscan sanctuary ⓘ monastery complex ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Franciscan architecture ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Franciscan Order ⓘ life of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
climate	mountain climate ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
elevation	about 1128 metres above sea level ⓘ
foundedBy	Count Orlando Cattani of Chiusi ⓘ Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	early 13th century ⓘ
function	monastic residence ⓘ place of retreat and contemplation ⓘ
giftOfLandFrom	Count Orlando Cattani of Chiusi ⓘ
hasPart	Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (La Verna) ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of La Verna Chapel of the Stigmata ⓘ Corridor of the Stigmata ⓘ linked to: Chapel of the Stigmata Sasso Spicco ⓘ forest of beech and fir trees ⓘ
hasViewOf	Casentino valley ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National monument of Italy ⓘ
importantFor	Christian pilgrimage ⓘ Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
liturgicalFeastAssociated	Feast of the Stigmata of Saint Francis ⓘ linked to: Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
locatedIn	Comune of Chiusi della Verna ⓘ Province of Arezzo ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ
locatedOn	Mount Penna ⓘ
managedBy	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
material	local stone ⓘ
near	Casentino area of Tuscany ⓘ
notableArtwork	glazed terracotta reliefs by Andrea della Robbia ⓘ
notableArtworkBy	Andrea della Robbia ⓘ
openTo	pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ
pilgrimageRoute	visited on Franciscan pilgrimage itineraries in Italy ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
significantEvent	Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi
status	active religious site ⓘ
traditionHolds	Site where Saint Francis of Assisi received the stigmata in 1224 ⓘ
website	https://www.laverna.it/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited