Seminary of Meximieux, France
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The Seminary of Meximieux in France was a Catholic institution for clerical education and formation, known for training future priests such as John Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seminary of Meximieux, France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8614537 — 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: Seminary of Meximieux, France Context triple: [John Ireland, educatedAt, Seminary of Meximieux, France]
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A.
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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B.
seminary of Brive
The seminary of Brive was a Catholic ecclesiastical school in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, dedicated to training young men for the priesthood and advanced religious studies.
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C.
International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône is the principal priestly training center of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology.
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D.
French Seminary in Rome
The French Seminary in Rome is a prestigious Roman Catholic institution that trains French-speaking seminarians for the priesthood in close proximity to the Vatican.
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E.
Jesuit college of Toulouse
The Jesuit college of Toulouse was a prominent early modern Catholic educational institution in France, known for its rigorous humanist and theological curriculum and for educating notable thinkers such as Pierre Bayle.
- 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: Seminary of Meximieux, France Target entity description: The Seminary of Meximieux in France was a Catholic institution for clerical education and formation, known for training future priests such as John Ireland.
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A.
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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B.
seminary of Brive
The seminary of Brive was a Catholic ecclesiastical school in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, dedicated to training young men for the priesthood and advanced religious studies.
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C.
International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône is the principal priestly training center of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology.
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D.
French Seminary in Rome
The French Seminary in Rome is a prestigious Roman Catholic institution that trains French-speaking seminarians for the priesthood in close proximity to the Vatican.
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E.
Jesuit college of Toulouse
The Jesuit college of Toulouse was a prominent early modern Catholic educational institution in France, known for its rigorous humanist and theological curriculum and for educating notable thinkers such as Pierre Bayle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Catholic seminary ⓘ |
| affiliation | Catholic Church in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| educated | John Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram | priestly formation program ⓘ |
| hasStudentType | seminarians ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | training clergy for Catholic dioceses ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meximieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Ain department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meximieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlumnus | John Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | training future priests ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| typeOfSchool | theological seminary ⓘ |
| use |
clerical education
ⓘ
priestly formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seminary of Meximieux, France Description of subject: The Seminary of Meximieux in France was a Catholic institution for clerical education and formation, known for training future priests such as John Ireland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Ireland