Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death Comes for the Archbishop canonical | 2 |
| Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation) | 1 |
| Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death Comes for the Archbishop Context triple: [Willa Cather, notableWork, Death Comes for the Archbishop]
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A.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
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B.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
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C.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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D.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
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E.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
- 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: Death Comes for the Archbishop Target entity description: Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
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A.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
-
B.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
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C.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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D.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
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E.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Death Comes for the Archbishop
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation)
Death Comes for the Archbishop self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation)
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| author | Willa Cather ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup |
Hispanic and Latino Americans
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surface form:
Hispanic Americans
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Shadows on the Rock ⓘ |
| genre |
Western novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Harold von Schmidt ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholic Church in the United States
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church in the United States
clergy ⓘ frontier life in the American West ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list)
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surface form:
Modern Library 100 Best Novels list
Time 100 best English-language novels list ⓘ
surface form:
Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005
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| inspiredBy | life of Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American regionalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jean-Baptiste Lamy
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surface form:
Father Jean Marie Latour
Father Joseph Vaillant ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of the American Southwest landscape
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portrayal of Catholic missionary work ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Willa Cather's later novels ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two Catholic priests establish a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico and minister to a diverse frontier population. ⓘ |
| precededBy | My Mortal Enemy ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| protagonistReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
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| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism and missionization
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cultural encounter ⓘ faith and spirituality ⓘ friendship and vocation ⓘ landscape and place ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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adaptation
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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adaptation
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation)
subject surface form:
Wilella Cather