Regula Pastoralis
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Regula Pastoralis is a foundational 6th-century treatise by Pope Gregory the Great that outlines the duties, virtues, and spiritual responsibilities of Christian pastors and bishops.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liber Regulae Pastoralis | 1 |
| Regula Pastoralis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11410917 — 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: Regula Pastoralis Context triple: [Pastoral Rule, titleInLatin, Regula Pastoralis]
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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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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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C.
De Synodis
De Synodis is a theological treatise by Hilary of Poitiers that analyzes and seeks to reconcile differing creedal formulas and theological positions arising from the Arian controversy in the fourth-century Church.
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D.
Sacri Canones
Sacri Canones is the apostolic constitution by which Pope John Paul II officially promulgated the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
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Apostolici Regiminis
Apostolici Regiminis is a papal bull issued by Pope Leo X at the Fifth Lateran Council in 1513 that condemned certain philosophical doctrines and affirmed the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regula Pastoralis Target entity description: Regula Pastoralis is a foundational 6th-century treatise by Pope Gregory the Great that outlines the duties, virtues, and spiritual responsibilities of Christian pastors and bishops.
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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.
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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C.
De Synodis
De Synodis is a theological treatise by Hilary of Poitiers that analyzes and seeks to reconcile differing creedal formulas and theological positions arising from the Arian controversy in the fourth-century Church.
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D.
Sacri Canones
Sacri Canones is the apostolic constitution by which Pope John Paul II officially promulgated the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
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E.
Apostolici Regiminis
Apostolici Regiminis is a papal bull issued by Pope Leo X at the Fifth Lateran Council in 1513 that condemned certain philosophical doctrines and affirmed the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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pastoral manual ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 590 ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Charlemagne
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory the Great
NERFINISHED
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Pope Gregory I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | highly authoritative in medieval Latin Church ⓘ |
| century | 6th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely copied in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 6th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | pastoral theology ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | foundational text for medieval bishopric standards ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Carolingian church reforms
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Western pastoral theology ⓘ canon law traditions ⓘ medieval episcopal ideals ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
care of souls
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duties of bishops ⓘ pastoral responsibilities ⓘ spiritual governance ⓘ virtues of pastors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | Patristic era ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
bishops
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church leaders ⓘ pastors ⓘ |
| religiousOrderUse | used by medieval bishops for instruction ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
moral theology
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practical theology ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Pastoral Care
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Pastoral Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
consolation of the afflicted
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discipline and correction ⓘ humility in church leadership ⓘ integration of contemplation and action ⓘ moral character of pastors ⓘ preaching to different kinds of people ⓘ selection of candidates for episcopal office ⓘ self-examination of pastors ⓘ spiritual discernment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Liber Regulae Pastoralis