Bartolomeo Spina
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Bartolomeo Spina was a 16th-century Italian Dominican theologian and inquisitor known for his writings against witchcraft and his opposition to some of the ideas of Renaissance humanists.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bartolomeo Spina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11875294 — 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: Bartolomeo Spina Context triple: [Bartolomeo, hasNotableBearer, Bartolomeo Spina]
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A.
Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Bartolomeo d'Alviano was an Italian Renaissance condottiero and general renowned for his bold leadership in major battles of the Italian Wars, particularly in the service of Venice.
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B.
Bartolomeo Prignano
Bartolomeo Prignano, later known as Pope Urban VI, was a 14th-century Italian cleric whose controversial papacy helped trigger the Western Schism in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Bartolomeo Altomonte
Bartolomeo Altomonte was an 18th-century Baroque painter, active mainly in Austria, known for his large-scale frescoes and religious works.
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D.
Giovanni Bonzano
Giovanni Bonzano was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and papal diplomat who served as Apostolic Delegate to the United States in the early 20th century.
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E.
Bartolomeo Schedoni
Bartolomeo Schedoni was an Italian Baroque painter from Modena, known for his dramatic use of light and shadow and emotionally intense religious scenes.
- 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: Bartolomeo Spina Target entity description: Bartolomeo Spina was a 16th-century Italian Dominican theologian and inquisitor known for his writings against witchcraft and his opposition to some of the ideas of Renaissance humanists.
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A.
Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Bartolomeo d'Alviano was an Italian Renaissance condottiero and general renowned for his bold leadership in major battles of the Italian Wars, particularly in the service of Venice.
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B.
Bartolomeo Prignano
Bartolomeo Prignano, later known as Pope Urban VI, was a 14th-century Italian cleric whose controversial papacy helped trigger the Western Schism in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Bartolomeo Altomonte
Bartolomeo Altomonte was an 18th-century Baroque painter, active mainly in Austria, known for his large-scale frescoes and religious works.
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D.
Giovanni Bonzano
Giovanni Bonzano was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and papal diplomat who served as Apostolic Delegate to the United States in the early 20th century.
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E.
Bartolomeo Schedoni
Bartolomeo Schedoni was an Italian Baroque painter from Modena, known for his dramatic use of light and shadow and emotionally intense religious scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Catholic theologian ⓘ Dominican ⓘ Italian person ⓘ human ⓘ inquisitor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Inquisition ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1470 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1546 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Pisa ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
canon law
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demonology ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
demonological treatise
ⓘ
polemical theology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to some Renaissance humanist ideas
ⓘ
writings against witchcraft ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Dominican Order
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linked to:
Dominican friars
|
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apologia pro Summis Pontificibus
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Tractatus de strigibus et lamiis ⓘ |
| occupation |
inquisitor
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
certain interpretations of witchcraft skepticism
ⓘ
some doctrines of Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pisa ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Master of the Sacred Palace
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inquisitor in Rome ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| supported | persecution of witchcraft as heresy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pisa
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Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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