Major Penitentiary
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The Major Penitentiary is the senior Vatican official, typically a cardinal, who oversees matters of the internal forum and indulgences within the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Penitentiary canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T375708 — 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.
Target entity: Major Penitentiary Context triple: [Apostolic Penitentiary, isHeadedBy, Major Penitentiary]
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Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
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B.
Prison Authority
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C.
Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a large New York City jail complex located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, known for housing thousands of detainees and for its troubled history of violence and poor conditions.
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D.
Wentworth
Wentworth is a historic town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, located at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers and known as a key river port in the 19th century.
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E.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Major Penitentiary Target entity description: The Major Penitentiary is the senior Vatican official, typically a cardinal, who oversees matters of the internal forum and indulgences within the Catholic Church.
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A.
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
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B.
Prison Authority
The Prison Authority is the branch of Egypt's internal security apparatus responsible for managing and overseeing the country's prison system and incarcerated population.
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C.
Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a large New York City jail complex located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, known for housing thousands of detainees and for its troubled history of violence and poor conditions.
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D.
Wentworth
Wentworth is a historic town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, located at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers and known as a key river port in the 19th century.
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E.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church office
ⓘ
Roman Curia office ⓘ ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Holy See ⓘ |
| category |
Canon law
ⓘ
surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
Indulgences in the Catholic Church ⓘ Vatican City institutions ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican offices
|
| handles |
petitions for absolution from excommunications reserved to the Holy See
ⓘ
petitions for indulgences ⓘ questions regarding sacramental seal ⓘ secret cases of conscience ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches (in matters reserved to the Holy See)
Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| heads | Apostolic Penitentiary ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver | internal forum ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| oversees |
confessors with special faculties
ⓘ
granting of indulgences ⓘ internal forum dispensations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| rank | senior Vatican official ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| requires |
cardinalatial dignity (by custom)
ⓘ
episcopal ordination ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
absolution of certain censures reserved to the Holy See
ⓘ
confessional secrecy issues at the level of the Holy See ⓘ dispensations in the internal forum ⓘ indulgences ⓘ matters of conscience ⓘ |
| seat |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Penitentiary, Vatican City
|
| style | His Eminence ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Pope ⓘ |
| termLength | at the discretion of the Pope ⓘ |
| typicallyHeldBy | cardinal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Major Penitentiary Description of subject: The Major Penitentiary is the senior Vatican official, typically a cardinal, who oversees matters of the internal forum and indulgences within the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.