Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana)

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higher education institution private Catholic liberal arts college

Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) is a private Catholic liberal arts college located adjacent to the University of Notre Dame, known for its close affiliation with the Congregation of Holy Cross and emphasis on faith-based education.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Holy Cross College, Indiana	2
Holy Cross College (Indiana)	1
Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) canonical	1
Holy Cross College campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3412035 — 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: Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana)
Context triple: [Congregation of Holy Cross, notableInstitutionFounded, Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana)]

A. College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and strong undergraduate focus.
B. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne
The University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne is a private Catholic university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, known for its liberal arts, health sciences, business, and creative arts programs.
C. Holy Cross
Holy Cross is the historic parish in Shrewsbury, England, associated with the medieval Shrewsbury Abbey.
D. Holy Cross
Holy Cross is a Christian term referring to the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, venerated as a central symbol of sacrifice and redemption in Christianity.
E. Knox College
Knox College is a historic theological college and residence affiliated with the University of Toronto, located on its St. George campus.
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: Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana)
Target entity description: Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) is a private Catholic liberal arts college located adjacent to the University of Notre Dame, known for its close affiliation with the Congregation of Holy Cross and emphasis on faith-based education.

A. College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, known for its rigorous academics and strong undergraduate focus.
B. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne
The University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne is a private Catholic university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, known for its liberal arts, health sciences, business, and creative arts programs.
C. Holy Cross
Holy Cross is the historic parish in Shrewsbury, England, associated with the medieval Shrewsbury Abbey.
D. Holy Cross
Holy Cross is a Christian term referring to the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, venerated as a central symbol of sacrifice and redemption in Christianity.
E. Knox College
Knox College is a historic theological college and residence affiliated with the University of Toronto, located on its St. George campus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution ⓘ private Catholic liberal arts college ⓘ
academicAffiliation	University of Notre Dame ⓘ surface form: University of Notre Dame (informal/adjacent relationship)
campusSetting	suburban ⓘ
campusType	adjacent to University of Notre Dame campus ⓘ
coeducation	coeducational ⓘ
controlType	private ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
educationalPhilosophy	liberal arts core curriculum ⓘ service and community engagement ⓘ
emphasis	faith-based education ⓘ liberal arts education ⓘ
focus	Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ small-college learning environment ⓘ
foundingReligiousOrder	Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ
governance	governed in the Holy Cross tradition ⓘ
hasType	four-year college ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Notre Dame, Indiana ⓘ St. Joseph County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	University of Notre Dame ⓘ
mission	formation of the whole person ⓘ integration of faith and reason ⓘ
offers	undergraduate programs ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrderType	Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Holy Cross (CSC)
religiousTradition	Catholic ⓘ
sharesLocalAreaWith	Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) ⓘ surface form: Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, Indiana)
state	Indiana ⓘ
values	community ⓘ faith ⓘ scholarship ⓘ service ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congregation of Holy Cross → notableInstitutionFounded → Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) ⓘ

Notre Dame, Indiana → hasEducationalInstitution → Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Cross College (Indiana)

Notre Dame, Indiana → hasCampus → Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Cross College campus

St. Joseph County, Indiana → contains → Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Cross College, Indiana

St. Joseph County, Indiana → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana) ⓘ