Society of Saint-Sulpice
E451807
The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life dedicated primarily to the formation and education of priests.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4546539 — 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: Society of Saint-Sulpice Context triple: [Sulpicians in Montreal, religiousOrder, Society of Saint-Sulpice]
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A.
Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
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B.
Society of the Visitation
The Society of the Visitation is a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, founded in the 17th century and dedicated to a contemplative life of prayer, humility, and service, particularly in the education of young women.
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C.
Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursulines of Quebec are a historic Roman Catholic religious order of women devoted to education, particularly of girls, and charitable works in Quebec.
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D.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
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E.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- 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: Society of Saint-Sulpice Target entity description: The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life dedicated primarily to the formation and education of priests.
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A.
Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
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B.
Society of the Visitation
The Society of the Visitation is a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, founded in the 17th century and dedicated to a contemplative life of prayer, humility, and service, particularly in the education of young women.
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C.
Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursulines of Quebec are a historic Roman Catholic religious order of women devoted to education, particularly of girls, and charitable works in Quebec.
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D.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
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E.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic society of apostolic life
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clerical society of apostolic life ⓘ religious society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalCategory | society of apostolic life ⓘ |
| clergyType | diocesan priests ⓘ |
| commonName | Sulpicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
religious order
ⓘ
secular institute ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | society of apostolic life of pontifical right ⓘ |
| educationalActivity |
continuing formation of clergy
ⓘ
seminary administration ⓘ seminary teaching ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic theological education
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clergy formation ⓘ priestly education ⓘ |
| focusArea |
intellectual formation of priests
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pastoral formation of priests ⓘ spiritual formation of priests ⓘ |
| founder | Jean-Jacques Olier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | superior general NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharism |
formation of future priests
ⓘ
service to diocesan clergy ⓘ |
| hasHouse |
major seminary
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seminary ⓘ theologate ⓘ |
| hasMemberDesignation | Sulpician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| liturgy | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipType | priests ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Sulpicius the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Compagnie des Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
houses of formation
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seminaries ⓘ |
| primaryApostolate |
education of priests
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formation of priests ⓘ seminary education ⓘ |
| purpose |
to form diocesan clergy
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to provide spiritual direction for seminarians ⓘ to teach theology and philosophy to seminarians ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| requires |
incardination in a diocese
ⓘ
permission of the member’s bishop ⓘ |
| spiritualityTradition | French school of spirituality ⓘ |
| typeOfVows | promises typical of societies of apostolic life ⓘ |
| vocationFocus | priestly formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Society of Saint-Sulpice Description of subject: The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life dedicated primarily to the formation and education of priests.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Society of Saint-Sulpice, Canadian Province
this entity surface form:
Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice
this entity surface form:
Society of St. Sulpice
subject surface form:
Marcellin Champagnat
this entity surface form:
Society of the Priests of Saint Irenaeus (Lyon clergy)