New Norcia
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New Norcia is a historic monastic town in Western Australia, renowned as the country’s only Benedictine community and noted for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Norcia canonical | 1 |
| New Norcia Benedictine Monastery | 1 |
| New Norcia Mission | 1 |
| New Norcia Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11783428 — 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: New Norcia Context triple: [Great Northern Highway, passesNear, New Norcia]
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A.
Subiaco Abbey
Subiaco Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Italy renowned as the site where Saint Benedict established his first monastic community and laid the foundations of Western monasticism.
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B.
Belmead
Belmead is a historic Gothic Revival mansion in Virginia designed by prominent 19th-century American architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
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C.
Hermits Rest
Hermits Rest is a historic stone rest area and trailhead at the western end of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, designed by architect Mary Colter as a rustic shelter for early park visitors.
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D.
Mernda
Mernda is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, known for its residential growth and as the terminus of the city's Mernda railway line.
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E.
Ebsworth
Ebsworth is a given name most notably associated with Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel, the late wife of British television presenter David Frost.
- 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: New Norcia Target entity description: New Norcia is a historic monastic town in Western Australia, renowned as the country’s only Benedictine community and noted for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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A.
Subiaco Abbey
Subiaco Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery in Italy renowned as the site where Saint Benedict established his first monastic community and laid the foundations of Western monasticism.
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B.
Belmead
Belmead is a historic Gothic Revival mansion in Virginia designed by prominent 19th-century American architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
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C.
Hermits Rest
Hermits Rest is a historic stone rest area and trailhead at the western end of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, designed by architect Mary Colter as a rustic shelter for early park visitors.
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D.
Mernda
Mernda is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, known for its residential growth and as the terminus of the city's Mernda railway line.
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E.
Ebsworth
Ebsworth is a given name most notably associated with Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel, the late wife of British television presenter David Frost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic pilgrimage site
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locality ⓘ monastic town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
historic mission settlement for Aboriginal people
ⓘ
important site in Western Australian religious history ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| distanceFromPerth | about 132 kilometres north of Perth ⓘ |
| established | 1847 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Benedictine monks ⓘ |
| founder |
Dom José Benito Serra
ⓘ
Dom Rosendo Salvado ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Benedictine Community of New Norcia
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictine Sisters
|
| hasChurch | Abbey Church of New Norcia ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
art gallery
ⓘ
guesthouse ⓘ monastery shop ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasMonastery |
New Norcia Benedictine Monastery
ⓘ
linked to:
New Norcia
|
| hasProduct |
bread
ⓘ
olive oil ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| heritageArchitectureStyle |
Spanish colonial style
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monastic architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains many heritage-listed buildings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
Spanish-style architecture ⓘ being Australia’s only monastic town ⓘ heritage-listed buildings ⓘ monastic hospitality ⓘ religious retreats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Victoria Plains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nursia (Norcia), Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Norcia
|
| originalName |
New Norcia Mission
ⓘ
linked to:
New Norcia
|
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| primaryRite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| region | Wheatbelt region ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Benedictine Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Australian Western Standard Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Norcia Description of subject: New Norcia is a historic monastic town in Western Australia, renowned as the country’s only Benedictine community and noted for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Norcia
linked to: New Norcia
linked to: New Norcia