Sphere of the Sun
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The Sphere of the Sun is the fourth celestial heaven in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, where the poet encounters the radiant souls of great theologians and philosophers who embody divine wisdom.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
celestial heaven
ⓘ
location in Dante's Paradiso ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Paradiso, cantos 10–14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divine wisdom
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| contains |
first crown of twelve wise spirits
ⓘ
second crown of twelve wise spirits ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | Ptolemaic geocentric universe ⓘ |
| features |
circular dances of souls
ⓘ
radiant light exceeding that of the physical sun ⓘ two concentric crowns of blessed spirits ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInCanto | Paradiso 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sphere of Venus ⓘ |
| governedBy | the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalSpeaker |
Bonaventure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSoul |
Albertus Magnus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anselm of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Aquinas’s teacher Albertus Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Bede NERFINISHED ⓘ Boethius NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonaventure NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ Gratian NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh of St. Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Isidore of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ John Chrysostom NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lombard NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard of St. Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Siger of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
souls of great philosophers
ⓘ
souls of great theologians ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Empyrean cosmos of Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to display the perfection of theological and philosophical wisdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHeavens | fourth heaven ⓘ |
| precedes | Sphere of Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
contemplative wisdom
ⓘ
illumination of the mind by God ⓘ intellectual light ⓘ |
| theme |
harmony between faith and reason
ⓘ
praise of Francis of Assisi and Dominic ⓘ unity of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Beatrice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.