Old Catholic Church of France
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The Old Catholic Church of France is a Christian denomination within the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and emphasizing synodality and national church autonomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Catholic Church of France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T614375 — 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: Old Catholic Church of France Context triple: [Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic, communionWith, Old Catholic Church of France]
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Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
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B.
St. Pierre Cathedral
St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.
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C.
Church of the English Benedictines, Paris
The Church of the English Benedictines in Paris was a monastic church of the English Benedictine community in exile, historically notable as the burial site of the deposed Stuart king James II of England.
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D.
Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison
The Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul in Rueil-Malmaison is a historic French parish church best known as the burial site of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
- 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: Old Catholic Church of France Target entity description: The Old Catholic Church of France is a Christian denomination within the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and emphasizing synodality and national church autonomy.
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A.
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
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B.
St. Pierre Cathedral
St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.
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C.
Church of the English Benedictines, Paris
The Church of the English Benedictines in Paris was a monastic church of the English Benedictine community in exile, historically notable as the burial site of the deposed Stuart king James II of England.
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D.
Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison
The Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul in Rueil-Malmaison is a historic French parish church best known as the burial site of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Old Catholic church body ⓘ |
| churchPolity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| communion |
Old Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Catholic communion (broad sense)
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
rejects papal infallibility
ⓘ
rejects universal jurisdiction of the pope ⓘ |
| ecclesialIdentity | national Old Catholic church in France ⓘ |
| ecclesiology |
emphasizes national church autonomy
ⓘ
emphasizes synodality ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
collegial decision-making
ⓘ
participation of clergy and laity in synods ⓘ |
| hasSacraments | Catholic sacraments ⓘ |
| liturgy | Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| orientation |
Catholic
ⓘ
independent Catholic ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Old Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Catholic movement
|
| sacramentalTheology | upholds seven sacraments ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Catholic but not Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| theologyTradition | Old Catholic theology ⓘ |
| viewsOnAuthority | rejects centralized papal authority in favor of synodal governance ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | liturgical worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Catholic Church of France Description of subject: The Old Catholic Church of France is a Christian denomination within the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and emphasizing synodality and national church autonomy.
Referenced by (1)
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