Mother Angélique Arnauld
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Mother Angélique Arnauld was a 17th-century French abbess and religious reformer who led the spiritual and institutional renewal of Port-Royal, making it a center of Jansenist thought and controversy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angélique Arnauld | 5 |
| Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d’Andilly | 1 |
| Jacqueline-Marie Arnauld | 1 |
| Mother Angélique Arnauld canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4011587 — 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: Mother Angélique Arnauld Context triple: [Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal, associatedWith, Mother Angélique Arnauld]
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Marie-Thérèse Guyon
Marie-Thérèse Guyon was a French colonial woman of New France notable as the wife and partner of explorer and Detroit founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was a French noblewoman and influential confidante who became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at his court.
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Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld was a 17th-century French Catholic theologian, philosopher, and leading Jansenist thinker associated with the Port-Royal school.
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Louise-Honorine Crozat
Louise-Honorine Crozat was an 18th-century French aristocrat and heiress who became Duchess of Choiseul through her marriage to the influential statesman Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul.
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Madeleine de Blanchefort
Madeleine de Blanchefort was a French noblewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, a prominent marshal of France under Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mother Angélique Arnauld Target entity description: Mother Angélique Arnauld was a 17th-century French abbess and religious reformer who led the spiritual and institutional renewal of Port-Royal, making it a center of Jansenist thought and controversy.
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A.
Marie-Thérèse Guyon
Marie-Thérèse Guyon was a French colonial woman of New France notable as the wife and partner of explorer and Detroit founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
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B.
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was a French noblewoman and influential confidante who became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at his court.
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C.
Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld was a 17th-century French Catholic theologian, philosopher, and leading Jansenist thinker associated with the Port-Royal school.
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D.
Louise-Honorine Crozat
Louise-Honorine Crozat was an 18th-century French aristocrat and heiress who became Duchess of Choiseul through her marriage to the influential statesman Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul.
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E.
Madeleine de Blanchefort
Madeleine de Blanchefort was a French noblewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, a prominent marshal of France under Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Roman Catholic
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Jansenist figure ⓘ abbess ⓘ human ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antoine Arnauld
ⓘ
Blaise Pascal ⓘ Abbé de Saint-Cyran ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Duvergier de Hauranne (abbé de Saint-Cyran)
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| birthName |
Mother Angélique Arnauld
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jacqueline-Marie Arnauld
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| causeOfNotability |
central role in the Port-Royal reform
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opposition to certain Jesuit practices ⓘ |
| conflict | Jansenist–Jesuit controversy in France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| education | monastic education at Port-Royal ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic theology (practical and ascetical)
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monastic reform ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ |
| hasFather |
Antoine Arnauld
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surface form:
Antoine Arnauld (the elder)
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| hasMother | Catherine Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedReform |
reform of admission and spiritual direction of nuns
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restoration of enclosure and discipline at Port-Royal ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Jansenist circles
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Port-Royal Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Port-Royal nuns
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| knownFor |
leadership in Jansenist controversies in France
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spiritual and institutional renewal of Port-Royal ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| legacy |
Port-Royal as a major center of Jansenist spirituality
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influence on later French Catholic spirituality ⓘ |
| memberOf | Arnauld family ⓘ |
| movement |
Gregorian Reform
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surface form:
Catholic Reform
Jansenism ⓘ |
| name |
Mother Angélique Arnauld
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Angélique Arnauld
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| notableIdea |
emphasis on interior piety and moral rigor
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strict observance of monastic rule ⓘ |
| notableWork | reform of Port-Royal convent ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbess
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religious reformer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Port-Royal de Paris
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Port-Royal-des-Champs ⓘ
surface form:
Port-Royal des Champs
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| positionHeld |
abbess of Port-Royal de Paris
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abbess of Port-Royal des Champs ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousOrder |
Cistercians
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surface form:
Cistercian Order
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Antoine Arnauld
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Mère Agnès Arnauld ⓘ |
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Subject: Mother Angélique Arnauld Description of subject: Mother Angélique Arnauld was a 17th-century French abbess and religious reformer who led the spiritual and institutional renewal of Port-Royal, making it a center of Jansenist thought and controversy.
Referenced by (8)
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