Pastorale officium
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Pastorale officium is a 1537 papal bull issued by Pope Paul III that, together with Sublimis Deus, sought to protect the rights and freedom of Indigenous peoples in the newly colonized Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pastorale officium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019362 — 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: Pastorale officium Context triple: [Sublimis Deus, relatedTo, Pastorale officium]
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A.
Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
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B.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
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C.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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D.
Antiphonale Romanum
The Antiphonale Romanum is an official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the traditional Gregorian chant settings for the Divine Office.
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E.
De Benedictionibus
De Benedictionibus is the Latin title of the Roman Catholic liturgical book that contains the official rites and prayers for various blessings.
- 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: Pastorale officium Target entity description: Pastorale officium is a 1537 papal bull issued by Pope Paul III that, together with Sublimis Deus, sought to protect the rights and freedom of Indigenous peoples in the newly colonized Americas.
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A.
Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
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B.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
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C.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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D.
Antiphonale Romanum
The Antiphonale Romanum is an official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the traditional Gregorian chant settings for the Divine Office.
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E.
De Benedictionibus
De Benedictionibus is the Latin title of the Roman Catholic liturgical book that contains the official rites and prayers for various blessings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
papal bull
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pontifical document ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
protect the freedom of Indigenous peoples in the Americas
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protect the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Indigenous peoples of the newly colonized Americas ⓘ |
| author | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sublimis Deus ⓘ |
| follows | earlier debates on Indigenous slavery in the Americas ⓘ |
| genre | canon law document ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | Catholic teaching on Indigenous rights ⓘ |
| hasPart | provisions on the freedom of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
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Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| issuedDuringPontificateOf | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ecclesiastical law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indigenous peoples in the Americas
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colonialism in the Americas ⓘ human rights in Christian theology ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Rome ⓘ |
| positionOnTopic |
affirmation that Indigenous peoples have natural freedom
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affirmation that Indigenous peoples have property rights ⓘ condemnation of depriving Indigenous peoples of liberty or property ⓘ condemnation of the enslavement of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1537 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Laws of 1542
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Sublimis Deus ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| significance |
early papal defense of Indigenous rights in the Americas
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important document in the history of Catholic social teaching ⓘ |
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Subject: Pastorale officium Description of subject: Pastorale officium is a 1537 papal bull issued by Pope Paul III that, together with Sublimis Deus, sought to protect the rights and freedom of Indigenous peoples in the newly colonized Americas.
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