St. Cloud’s orphanage
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St. Cloud’s orphanage is the fictional Maine orphanage in John Irving’s novel *The Cider House Rules*, where much of the story’s moral and emotional drama unfolds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Cloud’s orphanage canonical | 3 |
| St. Cloud’s Orphanage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9356438 — 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: St. Cloud’s orphanage Context triple: [The Cider House Rules, setting, St. Cloud’s orphanage]
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A.
Stockwell Orphanage
Stockwell Orphanage was a 19th-century London children’s home established as a Christian charitable institution to care for orphaned and destitute boys.
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B.
Bethesda Orphanage in Georgia
Bethesda Orphanage in Georgia is a historic 18th-century charitable institution established as one of the earliest orphanages in the American colonies, closely associated with the evangelical work of George Whitefield.
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C.
United States Hospital for Defective Delinquents
The United States Hospital for Defective Delinquents was a federal psychiatric and medical institution historically used to confine and treat prisoners classified as mentally ill or “defective” within the U.S. penal system.
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D.
Merlis Belsher Place
Merlis Belsher Place is a modern multi-purpose ice and sports arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, primarily used for hockey and community sporting events.
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E.
Cora House
Cora House was likely a local woman of historical significance after whom the community of Cora, Wyoming, was named.
- 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: St. Cloud’s orphanage Target entity description: St. Cloud’s orphanage is the fictional Maine orphanage in John Irving’s novel *The Cider House Rules*, where much of the story’s moral and emotional drama unfolds.
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A.
Stockwell Orphanage
Stockwell Orphanage was a 19th-century London children’s home established as a Christian charitable institution to care for orphaned and destitute boys.
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B.
Bethesda Orphanage in Georgia
Bethesda Orphanage in Georgia is a historic 18th-century charitable institution established as one of the earliest orphanages in the American colonies, closely associated with the evangelical work of George Whitefield.
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C.
United States Hospital for Defective Delinquents
The United States Hospital for Defective Delinquents was a federal psychiatric and medical institution historically used to confine and treat prisoners classified as mentally ill or “defective” within the U.S. penal system.
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D.
Merlis Belsher Place
Merlis Belsher Place is a modern multi-purpose ice and sports arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, primarily used for hockey and community sporting events.
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E.
Cora House
Cora House was likely a local woman of historical significance after whom the community of Cora, Wyoming, was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional orphanage ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | film adaptation of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | John Irving’s recurring themes of unconventional families ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Homer Wells ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | John Irving ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Cider House Rules (1985 novel)
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linked to:
The Cider House Rules
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| functionInStory |
home for orphans
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illegal abortion clinic ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
contrast to the cider house setting later in the novel
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site of ethical instruction for Homer Wells ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
abortion ethics
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family and belonging ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Maine ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place of origin for Homer Wells
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primary setting in early parts of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| runByCharacter | Dr. Wilbur Larch ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
alternative family
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institutional care ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: St. Cloud’s orphanage Description of subject: St. Cloud’s orphanage is the fictional Maine orphanage in John Irving’s novel *The Cider House Rules*, where much of the story’s moral and emotional drama unfolds.
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linked to: St. Cloud’s orphanage