St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States
E148576
St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the United States is a traditional Roman Catholic priestly training institution operated by the Society of Saint Pius X.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288794 — 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. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States Context triple: [Society of Saint Pius X, hasSeminary, St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States]
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A.
St. Jerome's University
St. Jerome's University is a public Roman Catholic liberal arts university federated with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
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B.
St. Procopius College
St. Procopius College was a Catholic institution of higher education founded and run by the Benedictine order that later evolved into Benedictine University.
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C.
International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône is the principal priestly training center of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology.
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D.
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is a Vatican institution that trains Catholic clergy for service in the Holy See’s diplomatic corps.
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E.
Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 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. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States Target entity description: St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the United States is a traditional Roman Catholic priestly training institution operated by the Society of Saint Pius X.
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A.
St. Jerome's University
St. Jerome's University is a public Roman Catholic liberal arts university federated with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
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B.
St. Procopius College
St. Procopius College was a Catholic institution of higher education founded and run by the Benedictine order that later evolved into Benedictine University.
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C.
International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône is the principal priestly training center of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X, known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology.
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D.
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is a Vatican institution that trains Catholic clergy for service in the Holy See’s diplomatic corps.
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E.
Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic seminary
ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ religious organization facility ⓘ |
| affiliation | Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ |
| clericalStatePreparedFor | secular clergy within SSPX ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Traditionalist Catholic ⓘ |
| educationLevel | major seminary ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Latin liturgical practice
ⓘ
formation in Thomistic philosophy ⓘ formation in Thomistic theology ⓘ traditional Catholic doctrine ⓘ traditional Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| followsMagisteriumOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church (pre-Vatican II emphasis)
|
| formationComponents |
human formation
ⓘ
intellectual formation ⓘ pastoral formation ⓘ spiritual formation ⓘ |
| genderAdmission | male only ⓘ |
| governedBy | rector ⓘ |
| hasChapel | yes ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
SSPX priests
ⓘ
religious brothers ⓘ seminarians ⓘ |
| hasDormitory | yes ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | yes ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalOrientation | Tridentine Mass ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite |
Tridentine Mass
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Rite (extraordinary form)
|
| namedAfter |
St. Thomas Aquinas
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
|
| offersProgram |
pastoral formation
ⓘ
philosophy studies ⓘ spiritual formation ⓘ theology studies ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Society of Saint Pius X ⓘ |
| partOf | traditionalist Catholic movement ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
St. Thomas Aquinas
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
|
| primaryLanguageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| requiresVows | no religious vows (diocesan-style priesthood) ⓘ |
| targetStudents |
candidates for priesthood in the Society of Saint Pius X
ⓘ
seminarians ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Scholastic theology
ⓘ
Thomistic theology ⓘ |
| trainingFor | Catholic priesthood ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | priestly training seminary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States Description of subject: St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the United States is a traditional Roman Catholic priestly training institution operated by the Society of Saint Pius X.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.