Franciscan School
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The Franciscan School is a medieval theological and philosophical tradition within the Franciscan Order, noted for its emphasis on voluntarism, Christocentrism, and the thought of figures such as Bonaventure and John Duns Scotus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franciscan School canonical | 1 |
| Franciscan schools | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819501 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franciscan School Context triple: [Duns Scotus, influenced, Franciscan School]
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Colegio del Espíritu Santo
Colegio del Espíritu Santo was a historic educational institution in Puebla, Mexico, that served as an important colonial-era college and the antecedent of the modern Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
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Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, dedicated to providing Christian education, especially to the poor and working-class youth.
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Maryknoll College
Maryknoll College is the former name of Miriam College, a private Catholic educational institution in the Philippines known for its strong liberal arts and women-centered programs.
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Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, spiritual formation, and social service, especially through schools and academic institutions.
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Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franciscan School Target entity description: The Franciscan School is a medieval theological and philosophical tradition within the Franciscan Order, noted for its emphasis on voluntarism, Christocentrism, and the thought of figures such as Bonaventure and John Duns Scotus.
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A.
Colegio del Espíritu Santo
Colegio del Espíritu Santo was a historic educational institution in Puebla, Mexico, that served as an important colonial-era college and the antecedent of the modern Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
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B.
Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, dedicated to providing Christian education, especially to the poor and working-class youth.
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C.
Maryknoll College
Maryknoll College is the former name of Miriam College, a private Catholic educational institution in the Philippines known for its strong liberal arts and women-centered programs.
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D.
Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, spiritual formation, and social service, especially through schools and academic institutions.
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E.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval intellectual movement
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philosophical tradition ⓘ theological tradition ⓘ |
| academicCenters |
Dominican studia
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscan studia generalia
University of Oxford ⓘ La Sorbonne ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| associatedWith |
Alexander of Hales
ⓘ
Bonaventure ⓘ Bonaventura da Bagnoregio ⓘ
surface form:
Bonaventure of Bagnoregio
Duns Scotus ⓘ
surface form:
John Duns Scotus
Nicholas of Lyra ⓘ Peter John Olivi ⓘ Roger Bacon ⓘ William of Ockham ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dominican School
ⓘ
Thomism ⓘ
surface form:
Thomist School
|
| developedIn |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Christocentrism
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divine freedom ⓘ exemplarism ⓘ illumination theory of knowledge ⓘ incarnation as central to creation ⓘ primacy of charity ⓘ voluntarism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christ as center of creation
ⓘ
freedom of the divine will ⓘ incarnation as primary divine intention ⓘ will over intellect in God ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Alexander of Hales
ⓘ
Bonaventure ⓘ Duns Scotus ⓘ
surface form:
John Duns Scotus
Peter John Olivi ⓘ Roger Bacon ⓘ William of Ockham ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception
ⓘ
late medieval theology ⓘ modern Catholic Christology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinian tradition
Biblical exegesis ⓘ Patristic theology ⓘ |
| keyDoctrine |
absolute primacy of Christ
ⓘ
exemplarism in metaphysics ⓘ formal distinction (in Scotist metaphysics) ⓘ illumination in epistemology ⓘ univocity of being (in Scotist form) ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
medieval scholastic theology
ⓘ
scholasticism ⓘ |
| religiousFamily |
Order of Friars Minor
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Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ⓘ Order of Friars Minor Conventual ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext | Franciscan Order ⓘ |
| traditionWithin |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Franciscan School Description of subject: The Franciscan School is a medieval theological and philosophical tradition within the Franciscan Order, noted for its emphasis on voluntarism, Christocentrism, and the thought of figures such as Bonaventure and John Duns Scotus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Franciscan schools