General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
E101800
electoral college
governing body
institution of the Catholic Church
legislative assembly
organ of the Society of Jesus
The General Congregation of the Society of Jesus is the highest legislative and electoral assembly of the Jesuit order, convened to make major decisions and choose its worldwide leader.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Congregation of the Society of Jesus canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T861722 — 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: General Congregation of the Society of Jesus Context triple: [Superior General of the Society of Jesus, appointedBy, General Congregation of the Society of Jesus]
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A.
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
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B.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, commonly known as the Jesuits, renowned for its work in education, intellectual scholarship, and missionary activity worldwide.
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C.
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus
The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus are the foundational rules and guidelines, largely authored by Ignatius of Loyola, that govern the life, organization, and mission of the Jesuit order within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
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E.
Society of the Holy Child Jesus
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education and the spiritual development of young people, founded in the 19th century by Cornelia Connelly.
- 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: General Congregation of the Society of Jesus Target entity description: The General Congregation of the Society of Jesus is the highest legislative and electoral assembly of the Jesuit order, convened to make major decisions and choose its worldwide leader.
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A.
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
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B.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, commonly known as the Jesuits, renowned for its work in education, intellectual scholarship, and missionary activity worldwide.
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C.
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus
The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus are the foundational rules and guidelines, largely authored by Ignatius of Loyola, that govern the life, organization, and mission of the Jesuit order within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
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E.
Society of the Holy Child Jesus
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education and the spiritual development of young people, founded in the 19th century by Cornelia Connelly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral college
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governing body ⓘ institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ legislative assembly ⓘ organ of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Society of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesuits
|
| convenedBy | Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| convenedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| convenesWhen |
requested by a specified proportion of Jesuit provinces or delegates
ⓘ
the Superior General judges it necessary ⓘ the office of Superior General is vacant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| decisionBindingOn | all members of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| establishedBy | early Jesuit leadership following Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 16th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
define major policies of the Society of Jesus
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evaluate the state of the Society of Jesus worldwide ⓘ issue decrees binding on Jesuits ⓘ legislate for the Society of Jesus ⓘ respond to important needs of the Church and the world ⓘ revise or approve the Constitutions and norms of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
assistants to the Superior General
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elected delegates from Jesuit provinces ⓘ outgoing Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ provincials of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction | elect the Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasScope | worldwide governance of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| highestAuthorityIn | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstMeeting | Rome ⓘ |
| meetsIrregularly | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| produces |
decrees
ⓘ
formal documents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesuit Constitutions
General Curia of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
Jesuit General Curia in Rome
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| subjectTo | approval or recognition by the Holy See in certain matters ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | several weeks or months ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: General Congregation of the Society of Jesus Description of subject: The General Congregation of the Society of Jesus is the highest legislative and electoral assembly of the Jesuit order, convened to make major decisions and choose its worldwide leader.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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appointedBy
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General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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electedBy
→
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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canBeRemovedBy
→
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus
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approvedBy
→
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus
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governingBody
→
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus
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canBeModifiedBy
→
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
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