Dialogues
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Dialogues is a collection of hagiographical and miracle stories by Pope Gregory the Great, presenting the lives and wonders of Italian saints in late antiquity.
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Target entity: Dialogues Context triple: [Pope Gregory the Dialogist, notableWork, Dialogues]
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Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
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Dialogues with a Persian
Dialogues with a Persian is a late 14th-century theological and philosophical dialogue in which Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos debates a learned Persian about Christianity, Islam, and the nature of faith and reason.
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Conversations on Common Things
Conversations on Common Things is an early 19th-century educational book by Dorothea Dix that presents everyday scientific and moral knowledge in a conversational format for young readers.
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Conversazione Society
The Conversazione Society, commonly known as the Cambridge Apostles, is an elite and secretive intellectual discussion group at the University of Cambridge whose members have included many prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dialogues Target entity description: Dialogues is a collection of hagiographical and miracle stories by Pope Gregory the Great, presenting the lives and wonders of Italian saints in late antiquity.
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Dialogi
Dialogi is a satirical humanist work by Ulrich von Hutten that criticizes the corruption and abuses of the late medieval Church and contemporary authorities.
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Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
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C.
Dialogues with a Persian
Dialogues with a Persian is a late 14th-century theological and philosophical dialogue in which Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos debates a learned Persian about Christianity, Islam, and the nature of faith and reason.
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D.
Conversations on Common Things
Conversations on Common Things is an early 19th-century educational book by Dorothea Dix that presents everyday scientific and moral knowledge in a conversational format for young readers.
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E.
Conversazione Society
The Conversazione Society, commonly known as the Cambridge Apostles, is an elite and secretive intellectual discussion group at the University of Cambridge whose members have included many prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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Latin prose work ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | c. 593 ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint |
Saint Benedict of Nursia
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surface form:
Benedict of Nursia
various Italian holy men and women ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory the Great
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Gregory the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pope Gregory I
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| circulation | widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 6th century ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalContext | papacy of Gregory the Great ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian biography
ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I of the Dialogues
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Book II of the Dialogues ⓘ Book III of the Dialogues ⓘ Book IV of the Dialogues ⓘ |
| influenced |
Benedictines
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surface form:
Benedictine tradition
Latin Christian spirituality ⓘ medieval hagiography ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose |
edification of Christians
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promotion of monastic ideals ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in monastic communities ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Italian saints
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late antique Christianity ⓘ miracles ⓘ monastic life ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | conversation between Gregory and Peter the Deacon ⓘ |
| notableWorkAbout | Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in numerous medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| setting | Italy in the 6th century ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
afterlife
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divine providence ⓘ intercession of saints ⓘ miraculous intervention ⓘ |
| tradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| usedAsSourceBy | later medieval compilers of saints' lives ⓘ |
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