Sublimis Deus
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Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sublimis Deus canonical | 3 |
| Sublimis Deus (also known as Sublimis Dei) | 1 |
| Sublimus Dei | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T340502 — 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: Sublimis Deus Context triple: [Pope Paul III, issuedDocument, Sublimis Deus]
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A.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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B.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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C.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Dei Verbum
Dei Verbum is the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, outlining the Catholic Church’s teaching on Scripture, Tradition, and revelation.
- 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: Sublimis Deus Target entity description: Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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A.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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B.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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C.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Dei Verbum
Dei Verbum is the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, outlining the Catholic Church’s teaching on Scripture, Tradition, and revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apostolic brief
ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ |
| affirms |
Indigenous peoples are capable of understanding the Catholic faith
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples should be invited to the faith by preaching and good example ⓘ |
| aimedAt | secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the Americas ⓘ |
| author | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| condemns |
arguments that Indigenous peoples are irrational
ⓘ
arguments that Indigenous peoples may be treated as animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States ⓘ |
| date | 1537 ⓘ |
| declares |
Indigenous peoples of the Americas are rational beings
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Americas have souls ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Americas must not be deprived of their liberty ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Americas must not be deprived of their property ⓘ |
| forbids |
enslavement of Indigenous peoples of the Americas
ⓘ
forcible deprivation of Indigenous peoples' possessions ⓘ |
| genre | doctrinal decree ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sublimis Deus
ⓘ
surface form:
Sublimis Deus (also known as Sublimis Dei)
Sublimis Deus ⓘ
surface form:
Sublimus Dei
Veritas ipsa ⓘ |
| hasSubject | evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish and Portuguese colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic teaching on human dignity
ⓘ
later Church positions on slavery ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| jurisdiction | Catholic missionaries in the New World ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | papal magisterial document ⓘ |
| moralPosition | recognition of universal human dignity ⓘ |
| opposes | theories denying full humanity of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Rome ⓘ |
| pope | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1537-06-02 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Laws of 1542
ⓘ
Pastorale officium ⓘ Valladolid debate ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| states | Indigenous peoples should not be robbed or enslaved even if they are outside the faith ⓘ |
| subject | status of Indigenous peoples under Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| topic |
Indigenous rights
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colonialism in the Americas ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| typeOfAct | papal teaching on slavery and Indigenous rights ⓘ |
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Subject: Sublimis Deus Description of subject: Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sublimis Deus (also known as Sublimis Dei)
this entity surface form:
Sublimus Dei