Edmund Ignatius Rice
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Edmund Ignatius Rice was an Irish Catholic educator and founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers, known for his pioneering work in providing schooling for poor boys in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Ignatius Rice canonical | 4 |
| Blessed Edmund Rice | 1 |
| Venerable Edmund Rice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edmund Ignatius Rice Context triple: [Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, hasNotablePerson, Edmund Ignatius Rice]
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Basil Moreau
Basil Moreau was a 19th-century French Catholic priest and educator best known as the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a religious order dedicated to education and missionary work.
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Edward Sorin
Edward Sorin was a 19th-century French Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross who established the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and played a central role in its early development.
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Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick was a 19th-century American Catholic prelate and Jesuit known for his leadership as Bishop of Boston and his role in expanding Catholic education in New England.
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Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Saint Marcellin Champagnat was a 19th-century French Catholic priest and educator who founded a religious congregation devoted to teaching and supporting young people, especially the poor.
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St. Alphonsus Liguori
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edmund Ignatius Rice Target entity description: Edmund Ignatius Rice was an Irish Catholic educator and founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers, known for his pioneering work in providing schooling for poor boys in the early 19th century.
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Basil Moreau
Basil Moreau was a 19th-century French Catholic priest and educator best known as the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a religious order dedicated to education and missionary work.
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B.
Edward Sorin
Edward Sorin was a 19th-century French Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross who established the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and played a central role in its early development.
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C.
Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick was a 19th-century American Catholic prelate and Jesuit known for his leadership as Bishop of Boston and his role in expanding Catholic education in New England.
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Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Saint Marcellin Champagnat was a 19th-century French Catholic priest and educator who founded a religious congregation devoted to teaching and supporting young people, especially the poor.
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St. Alphonsus Liguori
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious founder
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Irish person ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Sion, Waterford, Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | feast day in some Catholic calendars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1762-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1844-08-29 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Rice ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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religious formation ⓘ |
| founded |
Congregation of Christian Brothers
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Presentation Brothers ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Edmund Ignatius Rice
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Venerable Edmund Rice
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| hasLegacy |
Congregation of Christian Brothers
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surface form:
Edmund Rice schools and educational trusts
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| hasPosthumousStatus | Venerable in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic educational practice in Ireland
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development of lay religious teaching congregations ⓘ |
| inspired | expansion of Christian Brothers schools worldwide ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Catholic teaching congregations
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providing free education for poor boys ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Christian Brothers ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic schools
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surface form:
Catholic education movement
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| name | Edmund Ignatius Rice self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishment of schools for poor boys in Waterford ⓘ |
| occupation |
philanthropist
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religious brother ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Waterford, Ireland ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Waterford, Ireland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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Subject: Edmund Ignatius Rice Description of subject: Edmund Ignatius Rice was an Irish Catholic educator and founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers, known for his pioneering work in providing schooling for poor boys in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (6)
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