Ave Crux, Spes Unica
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Ave Crux, Spes Unica is a Latin phrase meaning "Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope," expressing a Christian devotion to the redemptive power of Christ’s cross.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ave Crux, Spes Unica canonical | 1 |
| Vera Crux Domini | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3412013 — 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: Ave Crux, Spes Unica Context triple: [Congregation of Holy Cross, motto, Ave Crux, Spes Unica]
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Ave Regina Caelorum
Ave Regina Caelorum is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon sung in honor of the Virgin Mary, particularly associated with the liturgical period following the Feast of the Presentation.
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B.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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C.
Crucifixus
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
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D.
Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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E.
Laetare Jerusalem
Laetare Jerusalem is a papal bull issued by Pope Julius III, best known for its role in addressing ecclesiastical matters during his mid-16th-century pontificate.
- 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: Ave Crux, Spes Unica Target entity description: Ave Crux, Spes Unica is a Latin phrase meaning "Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope," expressing a Christian devotion to the redemptive power of Christ’s cross.
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A.
Ave Regina Caelorum
Ave Regina Caelorum is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon sung in honor of the Virgin Mary, particularly associated with the liturgical period following the Feast of the Presentation.
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B.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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C.
Crucifixus
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
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D.
Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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E.
Laetare Jerusalem
Laetare Jerusalem is a papal bull issued by Pope Julius III, best known for its role in addressing ecclesiastical matters during his mid-16th-century pontificate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional expression
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Latin phrase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
centrality of the cross in Christian faith
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trust in Christ’s passion ⓘ |
| expresses | devotion to the redemptive power of Christ’s cross ⓘ |
| invokes | the cross as source of hope ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalTranslation | Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope ⓘ |
| refersTo | cross of Christ ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian hope
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Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ salvific suffering ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortTranslation | Hail, O Cross, Our Only Hope ⓘ |
| theme |
hope
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redemption ⓘ suffering and salvation ⓘ |
| usedAs | motto ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian institutions as a motto
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religious orders ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian hymns
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Christian liturgical context ⓘ Christian prayers ⓘ church inscriptions ⓘ inscriptions on crosses ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ave Crux, Spes Unica Description of subject: Ave Crux, Spes Unica is a Latin phrase meaning "Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope," expressing a Christian devotion to the redemptive power of Christ’s cross.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vera Crux Domini