De officiis ministrorum
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De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
All labels observed (1)
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| De officiis ministrorum canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588953 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De officiis ministrorum Context triple: [Ambrose of Milan, notableWork, De officiis ministrorum]
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Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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C.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Roman Pontifical
The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.
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E.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
- 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: De officiis ministrorum Target entity description: De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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A.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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B.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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C.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Roman Pontifical
The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.
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E.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethical treatise
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Latin prose work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| adapts | Stoic ethical concepts ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 386–391 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ambrosian theology ⓘ |
| author | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| comparesWith |
De officiis
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surface form:
Cicero’s De officiis
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| dateWritten | late 4th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
charity
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fortitude ⓘ humility ⓘ justice ⓘ prudence ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
care for the poor
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clerical lifestyle ⓘ pastoral responsibilities ⓘ use of church property ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian ethics
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moral theology ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped Christianize classical moral philosophy
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influential in medieval clerical ethics ⓘ |
| inChristianEthics | early systematic treatment of clerical duties ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cicero
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De officiis ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian clergy
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bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic treatise
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moral exhortation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian virtue
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duties of the clergy ⓘ ecclesiastical ethics ⓘ pastoral conduct ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De officiis ministrorum self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | patristic literature ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Milan ⓘ |
| reinterprets | Roman moral philosophy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On the Duties of the Clergy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clerical formation
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theological education ⓘ |
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Subject: De officiis ministrorum Description of subject: De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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