First Helvetic Confession
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The First Helvetic Confession is a 16th-century Reformed statement of faith drafted by Swiss theologians that helped define early Protestant doctrine in the Swiss Confederation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Helvetic Confession canonical | 3 |
| Confessio Helvetica prior | 1 |
| Helvetic Confession of 1536 | 1 |
| Helvetic Confessions | 1 |
| Helvetic confessions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2214036 — 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: First Helvetic Confession Context triple: [Second Helvetic Confession, relatedWork, First Helvetic Confession]
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A.
Second Helvetic Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
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B.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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C.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Scots Confession
The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.
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E.
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.
- 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: First Helvetic Confession Target entity description: The First Helvetic Confession is a 16th-century Reformed statement of faith drafted by Swiss theologians that helped define early Protestant doctrine in the Swiss Confederation.
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A.
Second Helvetic Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
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B.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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C.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Scots Confession
The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.
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E.
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century Christian text
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Protestant confession of faith ⓘ Reformed confession of faith ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Helvetic Confession
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surface form:
Confessio Helvetica prior
First Helvetic Confession ⓘ
surface form:
Helvetic Confession of 1536
|
| approvedBy |
Swiss Reformed cantons
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cities of Zürich, Bern, Basel, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, and Mülhausen ⓘ |
| confessionalFamily |
First Helvetic Confession
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Helvetic confessions
|
| containsDoctrineOn |
Jesus Christ
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surface form:
Christ
God ⓘ Scripture ⓘ church ⓘ justification ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| doctrineType | systematic theology ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Benedict Aretius
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Heinrich Bullinger ⓘ Kaspar Megander ⓘ Leo Jud ⓘ Oswald Myconius ⓘ Simon Grynaeus ⓘ Swiss Reformed theologians ⓘ |
| draftedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| draftedInYear | 1536 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Helvetic Confession ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Swiss Reformation
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post-Zwingli Reformed consolidation in Switzerland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformed Church of France
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surface form:
Reformed churches in France
Reformed churches in Germany ⓘ Reformed churches in Hungary ⓘ Reformed churches in Scotland ⓘ Swiss Reformed Church (majority) ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed churches in Switzerland
Second Helvetic Confession ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| positionOnImages | rejects the use of images in worship ⓘ |
| positionOnJustification | affirms justification by faith ⓘ |
| positionOnMass | rejects the Roman Catholic mass as a sacrifice ⓘ |
| positionOnSacraments | affirms two sacraments, baptism and the Lord's Supper ⓘ |
| positionOnScripture | affirms Scripture as the supreme authority in matters of faith ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define early Protestant doctrine in the Swiss Confederation
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to provide a common Reformed statement of faith for the Swiss churches ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
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Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist Reformed
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Zwinglian Reformed ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Helvetic Confessions
this entity surface form:
Confessio Helvetica prior
this entity surface form:
Helvetic Confession of 1536
First Helvetic Confession
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confessionalFamily
→
First Helvetic Confession
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Helvetic confessions