Custody of the Holy Land
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Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Custody of the Holy Land canonical | 8 |
| Custos of the Holy Land | 3 |
| Custodia Terrae Sanctae | 1 |
| Custodian of the Holy Land | 1 |
| Custody of the Holy Land (Franciscans) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3007549 — 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: Custody of the Holy Land Context triple: [Church of All Nations, governingBody, Custody of the Holy Land]
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A.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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B.
Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
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C.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
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D.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
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E.
Franconian Jerusalem
Franconian Jerusalem is a historical nickname for the German city of Fürth, reflecting its once-significant Jewish community and cultural life.
- 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: Custody of the Holy Land Target entity description: Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.
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A.
Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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B.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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C.
Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
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D.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
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E.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious institution
ⓘ
Franciscan religious province ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Saint Saviour Monastery, Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Saviour Monastery, Jerusalem
|
| coatOfArms | Jerusalem cross with Franciscan symbols ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| establishedBy | papal bulls of Clement VI ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Order of Friars Minor
ⓘ
Pope Clement VI ⓘ |
| founder | Franciscan Order ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
education
ⓘ
interreligious dialogue ⓘ management of pilgrim hostels and guest houses ⓘ preservation of Christian archaeological sites ⓘ publication of religious and historical studies ⓘ social services ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscan friars
lay collaborators ⓘ religious sisters ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
Custody of the Holy Land
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Custos of the Holy Land
|
| hasPublication | Terra Sancta magazine ⓘ |
| hasRole | guardian of the Holy Places ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| inception | 1342 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| mission |
care of Christian holy places in the Holy Land
ⓘ
pastoral care of local Christian communities ⓘ welcoming and assisting pilgrims ⓘ |
| motto | Deus lo vult (God wills it) ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.custodia.org ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| regionServed |
Cyprus
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Persian Gulf states ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf States
Holy Land ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Nativity ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of the Nativity
Christian sanctuaries in Bethlehem ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in Galilee ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in Jerusalem ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Desert of Judea ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Mount of Olives area ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Mount of Tabor ⓘ Basilica of the Annunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Shrine of the Annunciation in Nazareth
|
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Holy See
ⓘ
Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
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Subject: Custody of the Holy Land Description of subject: Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Custos of the Holy Land
this entity surface form:
Custodian of the Holy Land
this entity surface form:
Custos of the Holy Land
this entity surface form:
Custodia Terrae Sanctae
this entity surface form:
Custos of the Holy Land
this entity surface form:
Custody of the Holy Land (Franciscans)