Pope John XXIII
E32113
Pope John XXIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, best known for his progressive vision and for initiating major reforms that modernized the Church.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope John XXIII canonical | 62 |
| Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli | 4 |
| John XXIII | 2 |
| Square Jean XXIII | 2 |
| Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) | 1 |
| Roncalli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T229148 — 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: Pope John XXIII Context triple: [Second Vatican Council, convenedBy, Pope John XXIII]
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A.
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI was the head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, known for concluding the Second Vatican Council and implementing its reforms, modernizing Church governance and engaging in extensive ecumenical and diplomatic outreach.
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B.
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, known for his influential social encyclical *Rerum Novarum* and his strong promotion of Marian devotion and the Rosary.
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C.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
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D.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, known for his influential role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, extensive global travels, and efforts to improve interfaith relations.
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E.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI was the German-born head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, known for his conservative theology and for being the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.
- 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: Pope John XXIII Target entity description: Pope John XXIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, best known for his progressive vision and for initiating major reforms that modernized the Church.
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A.
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI was the head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, known for concluding the Second Vatican Council and implementing its reforms, modernizing Church governance and engaging in extensive ecumenical and diplomatic outreach.
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B.
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, known for his influential social encyclical *Rerum Novarum* and his strong promotion of Marian devotion and the Rosary.
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C.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
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D.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, known for his influential role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, extensive global travels, and efforts to improve interfaith relations.
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E.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI was the German-born head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, known for his conservative theology and for being the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Italian person ⓘ Pope ⓘ head of state ⓘ |
| advocated |
dialogue with the modern world
ⓘ
improved relations with Jews ⓘ improved relations with other Christian denominations ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 2000-09-03 ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1881-11-25 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Pope John XXIII
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
|
| birthPlace | Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 2014-04-27 ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| cardinalCreationDate | 1953-01-12 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| convoked | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| councilOpeningDate | 1962-10-11 ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1963-06-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Apostolic Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
|
| education |
Pontifical Gregorian University
ⓘ
Pontifical Roman Seminary ⓘ |
| electedPopeDate | 1958-10-28 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Pope John XXIII
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Roncalli
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| feastDay | October 11 ⓘ |
| givenName |
Angelo
ⓘ
Giuseppe ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Good Pope John
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Saint ⓘ |
| issuedEncyclicalOn |
peace and human rights
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calling the Second Vatican Council
ⓘ
initiating major reforms in the Catholic Church ⓘ pastoral and progressive vision ⓘ promoting ecumenism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| majorDocument |
Ad Petri Cathedram
ⓘ
Aeterna Dei Sapientia ⓘ Mater et Magistra ⓘ Pacem in terris ⓘ
surface form:
Pacem in Terris
Princeps Pastorum ⓘ |
| motto | Oboedientia et Pax ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 261st Pope ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 1963-06-03 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 1958-10-28 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope John XXIII
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John XXIII
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| participatedIn | World War I as a military chaplain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece
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Apostolic Nuncio to France ⓘ Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria ⓘ Bishop of Rome ⓘ Cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ Patriarch of Venice ⓘ Pope ⓘ Sovereign of Vatican City State ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| promoted | aggiornamento (updating of the Church) ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Secular clergy ⓘ |
| residenceAsPope |
Apostolic Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
|
| sought | peaceful resolution during the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope John XXIII Description of subject: Pope John XXIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, best known for his progressive vision and for initiating major reforms that modernized the Church.
Referenced by (72)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
this entity surface form:
Roncalli
this entity surface form:
John XXIII
this entity surface form:
Square Jean XXIII
subject surface form:
Giovanni Battista Montini
subject surface form:
Giovanni Battista Montini
this entity surface form:
Square Jean XXIII
subject surface form:
Richard Cushing
this entity surface form:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
subject surface form:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
this entity surface form:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli