St Mary’s Church, Holy Island
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St Mary’s Church on Holy Island is a historic parish church near Lindisfarne Priory, known for its early Christian heritage and links to the medieval monastic community on the island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Mary’s Church, Holy Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10258309 — 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 Mary’s Church, Holy Island Context triple: [Holy Island, hasLandmark, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island]
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St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is a historic Anglican parish church in the coastal village of Bamburgh, Northumberland, traditionally associated with the early Christian missionary St Aidan.
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St Mary's Church, Whitby
St Mary's Church, Whitby is a historic parish church overlooking Whitby and its harbor, renowned for its hilltop setting beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey and its distinctive box pew interior.
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Lindisfarne Priory
Lindisfarne Priory is a historic medieval monastic site on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, renowned as an early center of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and a target of the first major Viking raid in 793 AD.
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Tynemouth Priory
Tynemouth Priory is a historic medieval monastic site and coastal fortress in Tynemouth, England, overlooking the North Sea and known for its royal burials and dramatic cliff-top ruins.
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Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
- 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 Mary’s Church, Holy Island Target entity description: St Mary’s Church on Holy Island is a historic parish church near Lindisfarne Priory, known for its early Christian heritage and links to the medieval monastic community on the island.
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A.
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is a historic Anglican parish church in the coastal village of Bamburgh, Northumberland, traditionally associated with the early Christian missionary St Aidan.
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B.
St Mary's Church, Whitby
St Mary's Church, Whitby is a historic parish church overlooking Whitby and its harbor, renowned for its hilltop setting beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey and its distinctive box pew interior.
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C.
Lindisfarne Priory
Lindisfarne Priory is a historic medieval monastic site on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, renowned as an early center of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and a target of the first major Viking raid in 793 AD.
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D.
Tynemouth Priory
Tynemouth Priory is a historic medieval monastic site and coastal fortress in Tynemouth, England, overlooking the North Sea and known for its royal burials and dramatic cliff-top ruins.
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E.
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
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church building ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lindisfarne monks
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linked to:
Lindisfarne
medieval monastic community of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of continuity between early monastic Lindisfarne and modern worship on Holy Island ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Newcastle ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalJurisdiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| function |
active place of worship
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parish church for Holy Island community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
churchyard overlooking Lindisfarne Priory ruins
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stone construction ⓘ |
| heritage |
early Christian site
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early medieval Christian heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic church ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christian heritage sites of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Holy Island ⓘ Lindisfarne ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near | Lindisfarne Priory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the heritage of the Lindisfarne Gospels
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links to early Northumbrian Christianity ⓘ proximity to the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory ⓘ |
| parish | Holy Island ⓘ |
| province | Province of York ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular site for cultural and historical visitors
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popular site for religious pilgrims ⓘ |
| tradition | built on or near the site of the original monastic church of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Anglican services
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community worship ⓘ pilgrimage-related events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary’s Church, Holy Island Description of subject: St Mary’s Church on Holy Island is a historic parish church near Lindisfarne Priory, known for its early Christian heritage and links to the medieval monastic community on the island.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.