Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo
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Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in several high-ranking Curial roles, including Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2544701 — 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: Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo Context triple: [2005 papal conclave, governedDuringSedeVacanteBy, Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo]
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A.
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna is a pivotal Vatican priest and papal aide in Dan Brown’s novel and film "Angels & Demons," central to the story’s religious and political conspiracy.
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B.
Cardinal Pericle Felici
Cardinal Pericle Felici was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a prominent canon lawyer, Vatican official, and key figure in major 20th-century Church events.
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C.
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli was an Italian revolutionary and nobleman best known as the husband of American transcendentalist writer and feminist Margaret Fuller.
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D.
Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini
Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini was an 18th-century Italian cardinal, diplomat, and patron of the arts known for his refined taste and cultural influence in Lombardy.
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E.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana was a Catholic prelate best known for ordaining Óscar Romero, the future archbishop and martyr of El Salvador.
- 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: Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo Target entity description: Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in several high-ranking Curial roles, including Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
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A.
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna is a pivotal Vatican priest and papal aide in Dan Brown’s novel and film "Angels & Demons," central to the story’s religious and political conspiracy.
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B.
Cardinal Pericle Felici
Cardinal Pericle Felici was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a prominent canon lawyer, Vatican official, and key figure in major 20th-century Church events.
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C.
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli was an Italian revolutionary and nobleman best known as the husband of American transcendentalist writer and feminist Margaret Fuller.
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D.
Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini
Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini was an 18th-century Italian cardinal, diplomat, and patron of the arts known for his refined taste and cultural influence in Lombardy.
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E.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana was a Catholic prelate best known for ordaining Óscar Romero, the future archbishop and martyr of El Salvador.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Curia official
ⓘ
cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle |
Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Pace
ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 13 December 1975 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| createdCardinalInConsistory | 28 June 1988 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 31 March 1927 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 10 August 2021 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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Pontifical Gregorian University ⓘ |
| endTime |
as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia 1979
ⓘ
as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church 4 April 2007 ⓘ as Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 2004 ⓘ as Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State 1988 ⓘ |
| familyName | Martínez Somalo ⓘ |
| givenName | Eduardo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of religious institutes and societies of apostolic life ⓘ |
| occupation |
Roman Curia administrator
ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ diplomat ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Bishop Fidel García Martínez ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 19 March 1950 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1993 papal conclave preparations
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2005 papal conclave ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baños de Río Tobía, La Rioja, Spain ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vatican City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
ⓘ
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ Cardinal Protodeacon ⓘ Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ Office of the Substitute for General Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State
Titular Archbishop of Tagora ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia 1975
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as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church 5 April 1993 ⓘ as Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 1988 ⓘ as Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State 1979 ⓘ |
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