Regula ad virgines
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Regula ad virgines is an early 6th-century monastic rule for nuns, composed by Caesarius of Arles, that helped shape Western female monasticism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Regula ad virgines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5047028 — 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: Regula ad virgines Context triple: [Caesarius of Arles, notableWork, Regula ad virgines]
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A.
De virginibus
De virginibus is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that extols and instructs on Christian virginity and the virtues of consecrated women.
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B.
De mulieribus claris
De mulieribus claris is a 14th-century Latin collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that portrays famous women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind devoted entirely to women.
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C.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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D.
De Cultu Feminarum
De Cultu Feminarum is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that critiques female adornment and discusses modesty and morality in women's dress and behavior.
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E.
Sacri Canones
Sacri Canones is the apostolic constitution by which Pope John Paul II officially promulgated the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- 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: Regula ad virgines Target entity description: Regula ad virgines is an early 6th-century monastic rule for nuns, composed by Caesarius of Arles, that helped shape Western female monasticism.
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A.
De virginibus
De virginibus is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that extols and instructs on Christian virginity and the virtues of consecrated women.
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B.
De mulieribus claris
De mulieribus claris is a 14th-century Latin collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that portrays famous women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind devoted entirely to women.
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C.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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D.
De Cultu Feminarum
De Cultu Feminarum is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that critiques female adornment and discusses modesty and morality in women's dress and behavior.
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E.
Sacri Canones
Sacri Canones is the apostolic constitution by which Pope John Paul II officially promulgated the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin text
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monastic rule ⓘ religious rule ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
protect the enclosure and moral conduct of nuns
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regulate the spiritual and communal life of nuns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caesarius of Arles’ monastery for women
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Diocese of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Caesarius of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 6th century ⓘ |
| composer | Caesarius of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 6th century ⓘ |
| genre | monastic rule ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Rule for Virgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive monastic rules for women in the West ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western female monasticism
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later rules for nuns in the Latin West ⓘ |
| intendedCommunity | a community of consecrated virgins in Arles ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
female monastics
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nuns ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Arles
NERFINISHED
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Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prescribes |
daily schedule of prayer
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fasting practices ⓘ manual labor ⓘ reading of Scripture ⓘ silence and speech discipline ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Regula ad monachos ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | female monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
abbess authority
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asceticism ⓘ chastity ⓘ communal life ⓘ enclosure of nuns ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Latin patristic tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | female religious communities in Merovingian Gaul ⓘ |
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Subject: Regula ad virgines Description of subject: Regula ad virgines is an early 6th-century monastic rule for nuns, composed by Caesarius of Arles, that helped shape Western female monasticism.
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