Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey
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The Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey were the succession of powerful female religious superiors who governed the historic Benedictine abbey on Paris’s Montmartre hill, once an influential spiritual and landowning institution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbess of Montmartre | 1 |
| Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11393359 — 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: Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey Context triple: [Place des Abbesses, namedAfter, Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey]
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Madeleine de Blanchefort
Madeleine de Blanchefort was a French noblewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, a prominent marshal of France under Louis XIV.
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Abbesses
Abbesses is a Paris Métro station in Montmartre, known for its deep underground platforms and iconic Art Nouveau entrance designed by Hector Guimard.
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Saint Bénilde Romançon
Saint Bénilde Romançon was a 19th-century French Christian Brother and educator renowned for his humble dedication to teaching and the Lasallian mission, later canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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Madame St. Aubert
Madame St. Aubert is a gentle, virtuous wife and mother in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," known for her kindness, piety, and early death that deeply affects her family.
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Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a historic Benedictine monastery in Paris, renowned as one of the city’s oldest churches and a former intellectual and religious center.
- 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: Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey Target entity description: The Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey were the succession of powerful female religious superiors who governed the historic Benedictine abbey on Paris’s Montmartre hill, once an influential spiritual and landowning institution.
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A.
Madeleine de Blanchefort
Madeleine de Blanchefort was a French noblewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, a prominent marshal of France under Louis XIV.
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B.
Abbesses
Abbesses is a Paris Métro station in Montmartre, known for its deep underground platforms and iconic Art Nouveau entrance designed by Hector Guimard.
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C.
Saint Bénilde Romançon
Saint Bénilde Romançon was a 19th-century French Christian Brother and educator renowned for his humble dedication to teaching and the Lasallian mission, later canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Madame St. Aubert
Madame St. Aubert is a gentle, virtuous wife and mother in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," known for her kindness, piety, and early death that deeply affects her family.
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E.
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a historic Benedictine monastery in Paris, renowned as one of the city’s oldest churches and a former intellectual and religious center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbess
ⓘ
ecclesiastical officeholder ⓘ religious superior ⓘ series of officeholders ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Île-de-France
ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| basedIn |
Montmartre hill
ⓘ
linked to:
Montmartre
Paris ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver |
lands of Montmartre Abbey
ⓘ
nuns of Montmartre Abbey ⓘ |
| existedAsSuccessionOfPersons |
Ancien Régime France
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancien Régime
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governanceScope |
internal discipline of the abbey
ⓘ
management of abbey revenues ⓘ oversight of liturgical life ⓘ |
| governed |
Montmartre Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre church
|
| governedInstitutionType |
Benedictine abbey
ⓘ
landowning religious institution ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Abbess of Montmartre
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey
|
| historicalRelevance | important female leadership role in medieval Paris ⓘ |
| influenced |
local land use around Montmartre hill
ⓘ
religious life of Montmartre ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInTheEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOf |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| officeHeldBy |
noblewomen of France
ⓘ
professed Benedictine nuns ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval French monastic hierarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Montmartre, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Montmartre
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder |
Benedictine Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| religiousRuleFollowed | Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| role |
administration of monastic community
ⓘ
land management ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ temporal lordship ⓘ |
| seat |
Montmartre Abbey church
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre church
|
| typeOfPower |
economic power
ⓘ
jurisdictional authority ⓘ spiritual power ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey Description of subject: The Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey were the succession of powerful female religious superiors who governed the historic Benedictine abbey on Paris’s Montmartre hill, once an influential spiritual and landowning institution.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Abbesses of Montmartre Abbey