Mercedarian Order
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The Mercedarian Order is a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century in Spain, originally dedicated to ransoming Christian captives from Muslim territories under the patronage of Our Lady of Mercy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mercedarian Order canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6109497 — 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: Mercedarian Order Context triple: [Nuestra Señora de la Merced, shortName, Mercedarian Order]
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A.
Gilbertine Order
The Gilbertine Order was a medieval English monastic order, unique for combining both canons and nuns within its houses and founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham in the 12th century.
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B.
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit was the most prestigious chivalric order of the French monarchy, reserved for high-ranking nobles and distinguished military and political figures of the Ancien Régime.
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C.
Theatine Order
The Theatine Order is a Catholic religious order of clerics regular founded in the 16th century to promote church reform and the renewal of priestly life.
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D.
Tironensian Order
The Tironensian Order was a 12th-century reform branch of the Benedictine monastic tradition, founded at Tiron in France and known for its strict observance, manual labor, and widespread network of abbeys in Britain and beyond.
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E.
Third Order of Saint Dominic
The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.
- 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: Mercedarian Order Target entity description: The Mercedarian Order is a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century in Spain, originally dedicated to ransoming Christian captives from Muslim territories under the patronage of Our Lady of Mercy.
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A.
Gilbertine Order
The Gilbertine Order was a medieval English monastic order, unique for combining both canons and nuns within its houses and founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham in the 12th century.
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B.
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit was the most prestigious chivalric order of the French monarchy, reserved for high-ranking nobles and distinguished military and political figures of the Ancien Régime.
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C.
Theatine Order
The Theatine Order is a Catholic religious order of clerics regular founded in the 16th century to promote church reform and the renewal of priestly life.
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D.
Tironensian Order
The Tironensian Order was a 12th-century reform branch of the Benedictine monastic tradition, founded at Tiron in France and known for its strict observance, manual labor, and widespread network of abbeys in Britain and beyond.
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E.
Third Order of Saint Dominic
The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Catholic religious order ⓘ |
| approvedByPope | Pope Gregory IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedInYear | 1235 ⓘ |
| currentActivity |
education
ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ prison chaplaincy ⓘ |
| feastDayTitle | Our Lady of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRuleOf | Rule of Saint Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Peter Nolasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPresentDayCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1218 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
O. de M.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O.Merced. NERFINISHED ⓘ OdeM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Mercedarian Third Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercedarian nuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharism | redemption of Christian captives ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArmsElement |
cross of Saint George
ⓘ
red and yellow stripes of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoFounder |
King James I of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond of Penyafort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 24 September ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersInCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Gloria tibi, Domine, qui liberasti nos ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMission | ransoming Christian captives from Muslim territories ⓘ |
| hasPatron | Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Order of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpirituality |
Marian spirituality
ⓘ
mercy and redemption ⓘ |
| hasTitleForPatron | Our Lady of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfHabit | white habit with scapular and shield of the order ⓘ |
| historicalActivityRegion |
Iberian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membersCalled | Mercedarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberType |
brothers
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nuns ⓘ priests ⓘ third order members ⓘ |
| takesVow |
vow of redemption
ⓘ
vow to offer themselves as hostages if necessary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mercedarian Order Description of subject: The Mercedarian Order is a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century in Spain, originally dedicated to ransoming Christian captives from Muslim territories under the patronage of Our Lady of Mercy.
Referenced by (2)
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