Saint-Cyran
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Saint-Cyran (Jean Duvergier de Hauranne) was a 17th-century French Catholic theologian and spiritual director closely linked to the Jansenist movement and the reform of Port-Royal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint-Cyran canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4145353 — 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: Saint-Cyran Context triple: [Port-Royal-des-Champs, associatedWith, Saint-Cyran]
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A.
Saint-Cyriens
Saint-Cyriens are the officer cadets and alumni of France’s prestigious École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, renowned as the country’s foremost military academy.
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B.
Saint-Gratien
Saint-Gratien is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and proximity to other Val-d'Oise towns.
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C.
Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Jérôme is a city in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, known as a regional hub and gateway to the Laurentian Mountains.
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D.
Juliénas
Juliénas is a French wine appellation in the northern Beaujolais region, known for its structured, aromatic red wines primarily made from the Gamay grape.
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E.
Jean Puy
Jean Puy was a French Fauvist painter known for his vibrant use of color and participation in early 20th-century avant-garde exhibitions.
- 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: Saint-Cyran Target entity description: Saint-Cyran (Jean Duvergier de Hauranne) was a 17th-century French Catholic theologian and spiritual director closely linked to the Jansenist movement and the reform of Port-Royal.
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A.
Saint-Cyriens
Saint-Cyriens are the officer cadets and alumni of France’s prestigious École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, renowned as the country’s foremost military academy.
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B.
Saint-Gratien
Saint-Gratien is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and proximity to other Val-d'Oise towns.
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C.
Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Jérôme is a city in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, known as a regional hub and gateway to the Laurentian Mountains.
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D.
Juliénas
Juliénas is a French wine appellation in the northern Beaujolais region, known for its structured, aromatic red wines primarily made from the Gamay grape.
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E.
Jean Puy
Jean Puy was a French Fauvist painter known for his vibrant use of color and participation in early 20th-century avant-garde exhibitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century writer
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Catholic theologian ⓘ French theologian ⓘ Jansenist ⓘ human ⓘ spiritual director ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abbé de Saint-Cyran
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Jean Duvergier de Hauranne ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey
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surface form:
Abbaye de Port-Royal
Port-Royal-des-Champs ⓘ |
| birthName | Jean Duvergier de Hauranne ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment | suspected Jansenist sympathies ⓘ |
| closeTo | Cornelius Jansen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
KU Leuven
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surface form:
University of Leuven
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| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Vincennes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Antoine Arnauld
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Jansenist spirituality ⓘ Jean Racine ⓘ Port-Royal reform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
direction of consciences at Port-Royal
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role in early Jansenist controversy ⓘ strict moral rigorism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Jansenism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on interior conversion
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rigorous Augustinian view of grace ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De la fréquente communion
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De la pénitence ⓘ Lettres chrétiennes et spirituelles ⓘ Traité de la foi ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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spiritual director ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Counter-Reformation
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surface form:
Catholic Reformation in France
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| placeOfActivity |
Paris
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Port-Royal-des-Champs ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbot of Saint-Cyran
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spiritual director of Port-Royal ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| studentOf | Cornelius Jansen ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
grace and predestination
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penance and confession ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Augustinian theology
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surface form:
Augustinianism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint-Cyran Description of subject: Saint-Cyran (Jean Duvergier de Hauranne) was a 17th-century French Catholic theologian and spiritual director closely linked to the Jansenist movement and the reform of Port-Royal.
Referenced by (2)
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