Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen

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Gothic church Roman Catholic church building church building former abbey church minor basilica

The Basilica of Saint-Ouen in Rouen is a monumental Gothic former abbey church renowned for its soaring architecture and exceptional stained glass, standing as one of the city’s most important historic landmarks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen	2
Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8214581 — 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: Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen
Context triple: [Archdiocese of Rouen, hasMajorChurch, Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen]

A. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
B. Saint-Maclou Church in Rouen
Saint-Maclou Church in Rouen is a renowned late-medieval Roman Catholic church in Normandy, France, celebrated as one of the finest examples of Flamboyant Gothic architecture.
C. Abbey of Saint Mary, Rouen
The Abbey of Saint Mary in Rouen is a medieval monastic complex in Normandy notable as the burial site of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror.
D. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, noted for its grand neoclassical dome and hilltop presence overlooking the city and harbor.
E. Cathedral of Meaux
The Cathedral of Meaux is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Meaux, France, notable as a medieval religious center and the burial site of several French nobles.
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: Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen
Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint-Ouen in Rouen is a monumental Gothic former abbey church renowned for its soaring architecture and exceptional stained glass, standing as one of the city’s most important historic landmarks.

A. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
B. Saint-Maclou Church in Rouen
Saint-Maclou Church in Rouen is a renowned late-medieval Roman Catholic church in Normandy, France, celebrated as one of the finest examples of Flamboyant Gothic architecture.
C. Abbey of Saint Mary, Rouen
The Abbey of Saint Mary in Rouen is a medieval monastic complex in Normandy notable as the burial site of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror.
D. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, noted for its grand neoclassical dome and hilltop presence overlooking the city and harbor.
E. Cathedral of Meaux
The Cathedral of Meaux is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Meaux, France, notable as a medieval religious center and the burial site of several French nobles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ Roman Catholic church building ⓘ church building ⓘ former abbey church ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ Rayonnant Gothic ⓘ linked to: French Rayonnant Gothic
closeTo	Hôtel de Ville de Rouen ⓘ Rouen Cathedral ⓘ
constructionEnd	16th century ⓘ
constructionStart	14th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentFunction	parish church ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Rouen
formerFunction	abbey church of Saint-Ouen Abbey ⓘ
foundedAs	Benedictine abbey church ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature	choir with ambulatory ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ lantern tower ⓘ large central nave ⓘ radiating chapels ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ transept ⓘ twin western towers ⓘ
hasFacade	west front with large rose window ⓘ
hasOrgan	Cavaillé-Coll organ ⓘ
hasWindowType	rose windows ⓘ tall lancet windows ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ protected historic monument ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
locatedIn	Normandy ⓘ Rouen ⓘ Seine-Maritime ⓘ historic center of Rouen ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Audoin of Rouen ⓘ linked to: Saint Ouen of Rouen Saint Ouen ⓘ linked to: Saint Ouen of Rouen
notableFor	exceptional stained glass windows ⓘ height and verticality of interior space ⓘ historical importance in Rouen ⓘ monumental Gothic architecture ⓘ
organBuilder	Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ⓘ
organCompletion	19th century ⓘ
organNotability	one of the most famous Cavaillé-Coll organs ⓘ
partOf	historic heritage of Rouen ⓘ
significance	key landmark of Rouen’s skyline ⓘ one of the most important Gothic churches in Normandy ⓘ
touristAttraction	major tourist site in Rouen ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Archdiocese of Rouen → hasMajorChurch → Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen ⓘ

Robert the Magnificent → patronized → Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint-Ouen, Rouen

Saint Ouen of Rouen → hasPlaceNamedAfter → Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen ⓘ