Pope Gregory XVI
E126059
Pope Gregory XVI was the head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846, known for his staunch conservatism, opposition to modern liberal movements, and resistance to technological innovations like railways in the Papal States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Gregory XVI canonical | 17 |
| Gregory XVI | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084624 — 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: Pope Gregory XVI Context triple: [Pope Pius IX, predecessor, Pope Gregory XVI]
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Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823, best known for his complex relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, including his role in restoring the Church’s position in France and his later imprisonment by the French emperor.
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Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX was the 19th-century head of the Catholic Church whose long pontificate saw the loss of the Papal States and the proclamation of papal infallibility.
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Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, known for his influential social encyclical *Rerum Novarum* and his strong promotion of Marian devotion and the Rosary.
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Pope Clement XII
Pope Clement XII was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his administrative reforms, promotion of arts and architecture in Rome, and significant influence on Catholic devotional practices.
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Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his scholarly reforms, promotion of canon law and liturgical standardization, and efforts to balance tradition with Enlightenment thought.
- 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: Pope Gregory XVI Target entity description: Pope Gregory XVI was the head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846, known for his staunch conservatism, opposition to modern liberal movements, and resistance to technological innovations like railways in the Papal States.
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Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823, best known for his complex relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, including his role in restoring the Church’s position in France and his later imprisonment by the French emperor.
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Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX was the 19th-century head of the Catholic Church whose long pontificate saw the loss of the Papal States and the proclamation of papal infallibility.
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C.
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, known for his influential social encyclical *Rerum Novarum* and his strong promotion of Marian devotion and the Rosary.
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D.
Pope Clement XII
Pope Clement XII was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his administrative reforms, promotion of arts and architecture in Rome, and significant influence on Catholic devotional practices.
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Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV was an 18th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his scholarly reforms, promotion of canon law and liturgical standardization, and efforts to balance tradition with Enlightenment thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Pope ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1765-09-18 ⓘ |
| birthName | Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Belluno province
ⓘ
surface form:
Belluno
Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| condemned |
freedom of the press
ⓘ
religious indifferentism ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1846-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| documentType | encyclical ⓘ |
| electedBy | Papal conclave of 1830–1831 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1846-06-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Cappellari ⓘ |
| givenName | Bartolomeo ⓘ |
| headOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| honorificPrefix | His Holiness ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
ultramontanism ⓘ |
| issuedDocument |
Mirari Vos
ⓘ
Singulari Nos ⓘ |
| memberOf | Camaldolese Order ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to liberalism
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opposition to railways in the Papal States ⓘ resistance to modern political movements ⓘ staunch conservatism ⓘ |
| opposed |
modern liberal movements
ⓘ
nationalism in Italy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 254th Pope ⓘ |
| papacyEndYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| papacyStartYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope Gregory XVI
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gregory XVI
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| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
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Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Pius VIII ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousName | Mauro Cappellari ⓘ |
| startTime | 1831-02-02 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| supported |
absolute papal authority
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traditional Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Gregory XVI Description of subject: Pope Gregory XVI was the head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846, known for his staunch conservatism, opposition to modern liberal movements, and resistance to technological innovations like railways in the Papal States.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pius IX
this entity surface form:
Gregory XVI
this entity surface form:
Gregory XVI
subject surface form:
Gioacchino Pecci
subject surface form:
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti