the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne
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The Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne was the prestigious theological faculty of the University of Paris, long regarded as one of medieval and early modern Europe’s leading centers of Catholic doctrinal teaching and scholarship.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne canonical | 2 |
| Faculty of Theology of Paris | 1 |
| Sorbonne theologians | 1 |
| University of Paris Faculty of Theology | 1 |
| University of Paris theologians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8398972 — 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: the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne Context triple: [First Meditation, dedicatedWithinWorkTo, the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne]
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A.
de Sorbon
de Sorbon is the surname of Robert de Sorbon, the 13th-century French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.
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B.
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris is a prominent Roman Catholic seminary historically renowned for training clergy and missionaries in the heart of Paris, France.
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C.
Institut Catholique de Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris is a renowned private Catholic university in Paris known for its programs in theology, philosophy, and the humanities.
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D.
College of Louis le Grand
The College of Louis le Grand is a prestigious Parisian secondary school and former Jesuit institution historically known for educating many prominent political, intellectual, and literary figures.
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E.
Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology
The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology is a theological and priestly formation faculty within Comenius University in Bratislava, focusing on Catholic theology, philosophy, and related religious studies.
- 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: the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne Target entity description: The Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne was the prestigious theological faculty of the University of Paris, long regarded as one of medieval and early modern Europe’s leading centers of Catholic doctrinal teaching and scholarship.
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A.
de Sorbon
de Sorbon is the surname of Robert de Sorbon, the 13th-century French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.
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B.
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris is a prominent Roman Catholic seminary historically renowned for training clergy and missionaries in the heart of Paris, France.
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C.
Institut Catholique de Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris is a renowned private Catholic university in Paris known for its programs in theology, philosophy, and the humanities.
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D.
College of Louis le Grand
The College of Louis le Grand is a prestigious Parisian secondary school and former Jesuit institution historically known for educating many prominent political, intellectual, and literary figures.
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E.
Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology
The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology is a theological and priestly formation faculty within Comenius University in Bratislava, focusing on Catholic theology, philosophy, and related religious studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic institution
ⓘ
theological faculty ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French monarchy
ⓘ
Sorbonne college NERFINISHED ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| authorityOn | Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
sacred theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| governedBy | theological faculty statutes of the University of Paris ⓘ |
| grantedDegree |
bachelor in theology
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doctorate in theology ⓘ licentiate in theology ⓘ |
| hasCampus | Sorbonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval university tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic doctrinal debates
ⓘ
Catholic theological education in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
Thomism NERFINISHED ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Catholic doctrinal teaching
ⓘ
influence on Catholic orthodoxy in Europe ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ theological scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Latin Quarter of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedInBuilding | Sorbonne building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculties of the University of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| reputation |
leading center of Catholic theology in early modern Europe
ⓘ
leading center of Catholic theology in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| role |
advising Church and state on doctrinal matters
ⓘ
training Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| sisterFaculty |
Faculty of Arts of the University of Paris
NERFINISHED
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Faculty of Law of the University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Faculty of Medicine of the University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | prestigious ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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early modern period ⓘ |
| tradition | Catholic scholastic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne Description of subject: The Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne was the prestigious theological faculty of the University of Paris, long regarded as one of medieval and early modern Europe’s leading centers of Catholic doctrinal teaching and scholarship.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sorbonne theologians
this entity surface form:
Faculty of Theology of Paris
this entity surface form:
University of Paris theologians
this entity surface form:
University of Paris Faculty of Theology