Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim

E797278

Antonine monastery medieval monastic complex monastery

The Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim was a medieval Antonine monastic complex in Alsace renowned for its hospital work and as the historic home of the Isenheim Altarpiece.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Antonine monastery at Isenheim	2
Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9407271 — 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: Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim
Context triple: [Isenheim Altarpiece, originalLocation, Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim]

A. Saint-Donat Church
Saint-Donat Church is a prominent historic church and landmark overlooking the town of Arlon in Belgium.
B. Annegray monastery
Annegray monastery was an early medieval monastic foundation in present-day France associated with the missionary work and monastic reforms of the Irish monk Saint Columbanus.
C. Allerheiligenberg Monastery
Allerheiligenberg Monastery is a former Catholic monastery and pilgrimage site situated on the Allerheiligenberg hill overlooking the town of Lahnstein in Germany.
D. Blaubeuren Abbey
Blaubeuren Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in the town of Blaubeuren in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and historic cloister.
E. Ottobeuren Abbey church
Ottobeuren Abbey church is a renowned Bavarian Benedictine church celebrated for its lavish Rococo interior, intricate stucco work, and monumental frescoes.
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: Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim
Target entity description: The Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim was a medieval Antonine monastic complex in Alsace renowned for its hospital work and as the historic home of the Isenheim Altarpiece.

A. Saint-Donat Church
Saint-Donat Church is a prominent historic church and landmark overlooking the town of Arlon in Belgium.
B. Annegray monastery
Annegray monastery was an early medieval monastic foundation in present-day France associated with the missionary work and monastic reforms of the Irish monk Saint Columbanus.
C. Allerheiligenberg Monastery
Allerheiligenberg Monastery is a former Catholic monastery and pilgrimage site situated on the Allerheiligenberg hill overlooking the town of Lahnstein in Germany.
D. Blaubeuren Abbey
Blaubeuren Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in the town of Blaubeuren in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and historic cloister.
E. Ottobeuren Abbey church
Ottobeuren Abbey church is a renowned Bavarian Benedictine church celebrated for its lavish Rococo interior, intricate stucco work, and monumental frescoes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antonine monastery ⓘ medieval monastic complex ⓘ monastery ⓘ
artHistoricalContext	home of a major early 16th‑century altarpiece ⓘ
associatedDisease	St. Anthony’s fire ⓘ
associatedOrder	Antonines ⓘ linked to: Antonine Order
associatedWith	Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald ⓘ linked to: Isenheim Altarpiece Nikolaus Hagenauer ⓘ care traditions using herbs and diet for ergotism ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site of Christian art history ⓘ pilgrimage destination in medieval Alsace ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Anthony the Great ⓘ linked to: Anthony the Great
function	hospital ⓘ monastic community ⓘ
hasPatronSaint	Saint Anthony the Abbot ⓘ linked to: Saint Anthony Abbot
hasThemeInArt	suffering and healing as depicted in the Isenheim Altarpiece ⓘ
hasWork	Isenheim Altarpiece ⓘ
heritage	site linked to late Gothic and Renaissance art ⓘ
historicalFunction	care for the poor and sick ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
historicRole	major Antonine house in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian charity ideals ⓘ
knownFor	Isenheim Altarpiece ⓘ care of the sick ⓘ hospital work ⓘ treatment of ergotism ⓘ
languageOfRegion	French ⓘ German ⓘ
locatedIn	Alsace ⓘ Haut-Rhin department ⓘ linked to: Haut-Rhin Isenheim ⓘ Upper Rhine region ⓘ
locatedNear	Colmar ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Anthony of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Anthony of Egypt
partOf	network of Antonine hospitals in Europe ⓘ
region	Grand Est ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Order of Saint Anthony ⓘ
role	center for pilgrims seeking healing ⓘ
specializedIn	care for ergotism (St. Anthony’s fire) ⓘ care for skin diseases ⓘ
status	former monastery ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Isenheim Altarpiece → originalLocation → Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim ⓘ

hospital of the Antonine monastery at Isenheim → affiliation → Antonine monastery at Isenheim ⓘ

linked to: Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim

hospital of the Antonine monastery at Isenheim → partOf → Antonine monastery at Isenheim ⓘ