St. Nicholas Catholic School in the Bronx

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St. Nicholas Catholic School in the Bronx is the fictional mid-20th-century Catholic parish school where the drama of doubt, suspicion, and moral conflict unfolds in John Patrick Shanley’s play and film "Doubt."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional school
setting in a film
setting in a play
affiliation Catholic Church NERFINISHED
appearsInWork Doubt (2008 film) NERFINISHED
Doubt: A Parable NERFINISHED
associatedCharacter Donald Muller NERFINISHED
Father Brendan Flynn NERFINISHED
Sister Aloysius Beauvier NERFINISHED
Sister James NERFINISHED
associatedWorkGenre drama
psychological drama
religious drama
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Patrick Shanley NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus not a real school
locatedIn The Bronx
surface form: Bronx

New York NERFINISHED
New York City
mediumOfOrigin stage play
narrativeFunction central setting of the drama in Doubt
primaryThemeContext doubt
moral conflict
suspicion
schoolLevel parochial school
settingType parish school
timePeriod mid-20th century
usedFor exploration of authority in the Catholic Church
exploration of faith and uncertainty
exploration of power dynamics between clergy and laity

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Sister Aloysius Beauvier setting St. Nicholas Catholic School in the Bronx