Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud
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The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud is a Protestant state church in the Swiss canton of Vaud, rooted in the Reformation and part of the Reformed tradition in Switzerland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud canonical | 1 |
| Reformed Church of Lausanne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6343448 — 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: Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud Context triple: [Lausanne Cathedral, religiousAffiliation, Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud]
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A.
Protestant Church of Geneva
The Protestant Church of Geneva is a Reformed Christian denomination rooted in the legacy of John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, serving as the historic state church of Geneva.
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B.
Graubünden Reformed churches
The Graubünden Reformed churches are a regional body of Reformed Protestant congregations in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, historically shaped by Swiss Reformation theology and confessional standards.
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C.
Reformed Church of Zurich
The Reformed Church of Zurich is a historic Protestant church body in Switzerland that emerged from Huldrych Zwingli’s 16th-century Reformation and helped shape the broader Reformed tradition in Europe.
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Evangelical Reformed Church (regional church)
The Evangelical Reformed Church is a small Calvinist member church within the Evangelical Church in Germany, rooted in the Reformed tradition and serving congregations primarily in northwestern Germany.
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E.
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is a national Old Catholic denomination that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century and is known for its more liberal stances on issues such as clerical marriage and church governance.
- 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: Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud Target entity description: The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud is a Protestant state church in the Swiss canton of Vaud, rooted in the Reformation and part of the Reformed tradition in Switzerland.
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A.
Protestant Church of Geneva
The Protestant Church of Geneva is a Reformed Christian denomination rooted in the legacy of John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, serving as the historic state church of Geneva.
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B.
Graubünden Reformed churches
The Graubünden Reformed churches are a regional body of Reformed Protestant congregations in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, historically shaped by Swiss Reformation theology and confessional standards.
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C.
Reformed Church of Zurich
The Reformed Church of Zurich is a historic Protestant church body in Switzerland that emerged from Huldrych Zwingli’s 16th-century Reformation and helped shape the broader Reformed tradition in Europe.
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D.
Evangelical Reformed Church (regional church)
The Evangelical Reformed Church is a small Calvinist member church within the Evangelical Church in Germany, rooted in the Reformed tradition and serving congregations primarily in northwestern Germany.
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E.
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is a national Old Catholic denomination that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century and is known for its more liberal stances on issues such as clerical marriage and church governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Protestant state church ⓘ Reformed church ⓘ |
| allows | lay participation in governance ⓘ |
| belongsTo | worldwide Reformed family of churches ⓘ |
| christianDenominationType | Reformed Protestant ⓘ |
| churchPolity |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
Synodal ⓘ |
| classification | historic Protestant church ⓘ |
| clergyType | ordained pastors ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
other Protestant churches in Switzerland
ⓘ
other Swiss Reformed churches ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Swiss Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Calvinist Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| governedBy |
church council
ⓘ
synod ⓘ |
| hasClergy | pastors ⓘ |
| hasLaity | church members ⓘ |
| hasStatus | publicly recognized religious community ⓘ |
| heritage | French-speaking Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| isStateChurchOf | canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
diaconal service
ⓘ
pastoral care in Vaud ⓘ proclamation of the Gospel ⓘ |
| orientation | mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| partOf | Reformed tradition in Switzerland ⓘ |
| recognisedBy | canton of Vaud authorities ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Romandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| rootedIn | Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | Calvinism ⓘ |
| tradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | public-law religious corporation ⓘ |
| uses | parish system ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Reformed liturgical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud Description of subject: The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud is a Protestant state church in the Swiss canton of Vaud, rooted in the Reformation and part of the Reformed tradition in Switzerland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Reformed Church of Lausanne