St. Nicholas School
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St. Nicholas School is a fictional Bronx Catholic school that serves as the central setting of the play and film "Doubt," where tensions arise over allegations involving Father Brendan Flynn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Nicholas School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9394404 — 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: St. Nicholas School Context triple: [Father Brendan Flynn, worksAt, St. Nicholas School]
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A.
Newman School
Newman School is a public elementary school serving students in the Needham, Massachusetts community as part of the Needham Public Schools district.
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B.
Ave Maria School
Ave Maria School is an educational institution located in the Dansoman area of Accra, Ghana.
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C.
Nicholas Oresko Community School
Nicholas Oresko Community School is a public elementary school in Bayonne, New Jersey, serving local students within the Bayonne School District.
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D.
Gregory School
Gregory School is a public elementary school that is part of the Long Branch Public Schools district in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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E.
Marist School
Marist School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its strong academics and competitive athletics.
- 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: St. Nicholas School Target entity description: St. Nicholas School is a fictional Bronx Catholic school that serves as the central setting of the play and film "Doubt," where tensions arise over allegations involving Father Brendan Flynn.
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A.
Newman School
Newman School is a public elementary school serving students in the Needham, Massachusetts community as part of the Needham Public Schools district.
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B.
Ave Maria School
Ave Maria School is an educational institution located in the Dansoman area of Accra, Ghana.
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C.
Nicholas Oresko Community School
Nicholas Oresko Community School is a public elementary school in Bayonne, New Jersey, serving local students within the Bayonne School District.
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D.
Gregory School
Gregory School is a public elementary school that is part of the Long Branch Public Schools district in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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E.
Marist School
Marist School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its strong academics and competitive athletics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic school
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ fictional school ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doubt (2008 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doubt: A Parable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | St. Nicholas parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralSettingOf |
film Doubt (2008)
NERFINISHED
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play Doubt: A Parable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | John Patrick Shanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sister Aloysius Beauvier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Donald Muller
NERFINISHED
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Father Brendan Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Muller NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Aloysius Beauvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting for conflict between Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius ⓘ |
| roleOf | parish school ⓘ |
| themeContext |
abuse allegations
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faith and doubt ⓘ moral uncertainty ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Nicholas School Description of subject: St. Nicholas School is a fictional Bronx Catholic school that serves as the central setting of the play and film "Doubt," where tensions arise over allegations involving Father Brendan Flynn.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.