Alojzije Stepinac
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Alojzije Stepinac was a Croatian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb, known for his controversial role during World War II and later venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alojzije Stepinac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6937349 — 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: Alojzije Stepinac Context triple: [Zagreb Cathedral, containsTombsOf, Alojzije Stepinac]
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A.
Ante Pavelić
Ante Pavelić was a Croatian fascist leader and founder of the Ustaše movement who ruled the Axis-aligned Independent State of Croatia during World War II and oversaw widespread atrocities and genocide.
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B.
Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Nikola Šubić Zrinski was a 16th-century Croatian nobleman and military leader renowned for his heroic defense against the Ottoman Empire, particularly at the Battle of Szigetvár.
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C.
Milan Nedić
Milan Nedić was a Serbian general who became the head of a Nazi-collaborationist puppet government in German-occupied Serbia during World War II.
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D.
Slavko Vinčić
Slavko Vinčić is a Slovenian football referee known for officiating at the highest levels of European and international competitions, including major UEFA Champions League matches.
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E.
Radoman Božović
Radoman Božović is a Serbian politician who served as prime minister during the early 1990s in the turbulent period of Yugoslavia’s breakup.
- 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: Alojzije Stepinac Target entity description: Alojzije Stepinac was a Croatian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb, known for his controversial role during World War II and later venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church.
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A.
Ante Pavelić
Ante Pavelić was a Croatian fascist leader and founder of the Ustaše movement who ruled the Axis-aligned Independent State of Croatia during World War II and oversaw widespread atrocities and genocide.
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B.
Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Nikola Šubić Zrinski was a 16th-century Croatian nobleman and military leader renowned for his heroic defense against the Ottoman Empire, particularly at the Battle of Szigetvár.
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C.
Milan Nedić
Milan Nedić was a Serbian general who became the head of a Nazi-collaborationist puppet government in German-occupied Serbia during World War II.
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D.
Slavko Vinčić
Slavko Vinčić is a Slovenian football referee known for officiating at the highest levels of European and international competitions, including major UEFA Champions League matches.
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E.
Radoman Božović
Radoman Božović is a Serbian politician who served as prime minister during the early 1990s in the turbulent period of Yugoslavia’s breakup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
ⓘ
Catholic martyr ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Zagreb Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments and churches in Croatia ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| controversialSubjectOf | historical debates about role in the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ |
| convictedBy | communist authorities of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| convictedOf | collaboration with the enemy ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1998-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-02-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevatedToCardinalBy | Pope Pius XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Croats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stepinac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alojzije NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | February 10 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Blessed ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Lepoglava prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Croatian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterResidence | house arrest in Krašić ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to communist regime in Yugoslavia
ⓘ
role during World War II in the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ trial and imprisonment by communist authorities ⓘ veneration as a martyr by the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBeatification | Marija Bistrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brezarić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Krašić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Zagreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence | Zagreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | long-term imprisonment and forced residence ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alojzije Stepinac Description of subject: Alojzije Stepinac was a Croatian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb, known for his controversial role during World War II and later venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (1)
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