St. Alphonsus Liguori
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St. Alphonsus Liguori was an 18th-century Italian Catholic bishop, moral theologian, and founder of the Redemptorist congregation, renowned for his influential writings on moral theology and devotion.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Alphonsus Liguori | 6 |
| Alphonsus Maria de Liguori | 2 |
| Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori | 1 |
| Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli | 1 |
| Blessed Gennaro Sarnelli | 1 |
| Saint Alphonsus | 1 |
| St. Alphonsus Liguori canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3493366 — 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.
Target entity: St. Alphonsus Liguori Context triple: [Doctor of the Church, includes, St. Alphonsus Liguori]
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Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Charles Borromeo was a 16th-century Italian cardinal and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation, renowned for his role in implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent and for his pastoral and educational initiatives in the Catholic Church.
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St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest and influential Marian theologian whose writings on total consecration to Mary deeply shaped modern Catholic spirituality.
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Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino was a 17th-century Italian Franciscan friar and mystic, renowned in Catholic tradition for his reported levitations and ecstatic visions.
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Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan was a 16th-century Italian Catholic priest, reformer, and co-founder of the Theatine Order, venerated as a saint for his work in renewing the Church and aiding the poor.
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Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua was a 13th-century Portuguese Franciscan priest renowned as a powerful preacher and miracle worker, widely venerated as the patron saint of lost items.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: St. Alphonsus Liguori Target entity description: St. Alphonsus Liguori was an 18th-century Italian Catholic bishop, moral theologian, and founder of the Redemptorist congregation, renowned for his influential writings on moral theology and devotion.
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A.
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Charles Borromeo was a 16th-century Italian cardinal and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation, renowned for his role in implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent and for his pastoral and educational initiatives in the Catholic Church.
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B.
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest and influential Marian theologian whose writings on total consecration to Mary deeply shaped modern Catholic spirituality.
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C.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino was a 17th-century Italian Franciscan friar and mystic, renowned in Catholic tradition for his reported levitations and ecstatic visions.
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D.
Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan was a 16th-century Italian Catholic priest, reformer, and co-founder of the Theatine Order, venerated as a saint for his work in renewing the Church and aiding the poor.
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E.
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua was a 13th-century Portuguese Franciscan priest renowned as a powerful preacher and miracle worker, widely venerated as the patron saint of lost items.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
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Catholic devotional writer ⓘ Catholic saint ⓘ Doctor of the Church ⓘ Italian writer ⓘ founder of a religious order ⓘ human ⓘ moral theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Redemptorists founder ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Pius VII ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1696-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Marianella, near Naples, Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Basilica of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Pagani, Italy ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Gregory XVI ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| dateDeclaredDoctorOfTheChurch | 1871-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1816-09-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfCanonization | 1839-05-26 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1787-08-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pagani, Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Blessed Sacrament
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Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Blessed Virgin Mary
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| endTime | as bishop: 1775 ⓘ |
| familyName | Liguori ⓘ |
| feastDay | August 1 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
moral theology
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pastoral theology ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| founded | Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ⓘ |
| fullName |
St. Alphonsus Liguori
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori
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| givenName | Alfonso ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | Catholic moral theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableIdea | moderate moral theology between rigorism and laxism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ
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The Glories of Mary ⓘ Theologia Moralis ⓘ Holy Hour devotion ⓘ
surface form:
Visits to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Stations of the Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Way of the Cross (Via Crucis meditations)
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| occupation |
author
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bishop ⓘ composer of sacred music ⓘ priest ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| patronage |
arthritis sufferers
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confessors ⓘ moral theologians ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| startTime | as bishop: 1762 ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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Subject: St. Alphonsus Liguori Description of subject: St. Alphonsus Liguori was an 18th-century Italian Catholic bishop, moral theologian, and founder of the Redemptorist congregation, renowned for his influential writings on moral theology and devotion.
Referenced by (13)
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