Aeterni Patris (1621)
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Aeterni Patris (1621) is a papal bull by Pope Gregory XV that established key regulations for papal conclaves, including the introduction of secret ballots in the election of popes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aeterni Patris (1621) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6037270 — 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: Aeterni Patris (1621) Context triple: [Pope Gregory XV, issuedDocument, Aeterni Patris (1621)]
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Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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B.
Unigenitus Dei Filius
Unigenitus Dei Filius is a 1713 papal bull issued by Pope Clement XI that condemned key propositions of Jansenism and became a major flashpoint in early 18th-century Catholic theological and political conflicts.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Tridentine Profession of Faith
The Tridentine Profession of Faith is a formal Catholic creed formulated after the Council of Trent that clearly defines and reaffirms key doctrines in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
- 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: Aeterni Patris (1621) Target entity description: Aeterni Patris (1621) is a papal bull by Pope Gregory XV that established key regulations for papal conclaves, including the introduction of secret ballots in the election of popes.
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A.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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B.
Unigenitus Dei Filius
Unigenitus Dei Filius is a 1713 papal bull issued by Pope Clement XI that condemned key propositions of Jansenism and became a major flashpoint in early 18th-century Catholic theological and political conflicts.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Tridentine Profession of Faith
The Tridentine Profession of Faith is a formal Catholic creed formulated after the Council of Trent that clearly defines and reaffirms key doctrines in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apostolic constitution
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papal bull ⓘ |
| aim |
to ensure freedom of papal elections
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to prevent abuses in papal elections ⓘ to standardize conclave procedures ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
College of Cardinals
ⓘ
papal conclaves held after 1621 ⓘ |
| author | Pope Gregory XV ⓘ |
| churchDocumentType | constitution on papal elections ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgation | 1621 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| influenced | later conclave legislation ⓘ |
| introduced | secret ballot in papal elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding canon law for papal elections at the time of promulgation ⓘ |
| papacyOf | Pope Gregory XV ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of papal election law ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Rome ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Gregory XV ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1621 ⓘ |
| regulates |
conduct of cardinal electors
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procedures of papal conclaves ⓘ voting methods in papal elections ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Decet Romanum Pontificem (papal election law)
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In eligendis (Pope Gregory XV) ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Gregory XV
Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier customary practices in papal conclaves ⓘ |
| subject |
cardinal electors
ⓘ
election of the pope ⓘ papal conclave regulations ⓘ |
| topic |
balloting procedures
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canonical norms for papal elections ⓘ secrecy of voting in conclaves ⓘ |
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Subject: Aeterni Patris (1621) Description of subject: Aeterni Patris (1621) is a papal bull by Pope Gregory XV that established key regulations for papal conclaves, including the introduction of secret ballots in the election of popes.
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subject linked to:
Cardinal Alessandro Ludovisi