Grand Séminaire de Québec
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The Grand Séminaire de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic major seminary in Quebec City that has long served as a key center for priestly formation and theological education in Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Séminaire de Québec canonical | 1 |
| Seminary of Quebec | 1 |
| seminary of Quebec (informal classical education) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8976233 — 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: Grand Séminaire de Québec Context triple: [François de Montmorency-Laval, founded, Grand Séminaire de Québec]
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A.
Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City
The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City is a historic convent and educational institution founded in the 17th century, recognized as one of the oldest establishments of its kind in North America and a key site of French colonial and religious heritage in Canada.
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B.
Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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C.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
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D.
Jesuit College of Quebec
The Jesuit College of Quebec was a prominent 17th-century Jesuit educational institution in New France, known for training clergy, scholars, and explorers in classical and religious studies.
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E.
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
- 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: Grand Séminaire de Québec Target entity description: The Grand Séminaire de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic major seminary in Quebec City that has long served as a key center for priestly formation and theological education in Canada.
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A.
Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City
The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City is a historic convent and educational institution founded in the 17th century, recognized as one of the oldest establishments of its kind in North America and a key site of French colonial and religious heritage in Canada.
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B.
Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Montreal is a 17th-century stone seminary and one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings, historically serving as the residence and administrative center of the Sulpician priests.
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C.
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic church in Old Quebec, notable as one of the oldest cathedrals in North America and the primatial church of Canada.
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D.
Jesuit College of Quebec
The Jesuit College of Quebec was a prominent 17th-century Jesuit educational institution in New France, known for training clergy, scholars, and explorers in classical and religious studies.
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E.
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a 17th-century French Catholic missionary and colonization society that organized and financed the founding of the settlement that became Montreal in New France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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historic building ⓘ major seminary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| cityDiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
pastoral studies
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ |
| hasBuildingUse |
chapel
ⓘ
classrooms ⓘ library ⓘ seminary residence ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
religious archives
ⓘ
theological library ⓘ |
| hasMission |
formation of future priests according to Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
promotion of theological studies in Quebec ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
liturgical celebrations
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spiritual direction ⓘ spiritual retreats ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfStudents |
candidates for priesthood
ⓘ
seminarians ⓘ |
| heritage | Catholic heritage of Quebec ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Catholic educational network in Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec City ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricArea | Old Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
priestly formation program
ⓘ
theological training program ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
priestly formation
ⓘ
theological education ⓘ |
| regionServed |
French-speaking Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| religiousOrderAssociation | Séminaire de Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInChurch |
formation of diocesan clergy
ⓘ
training of future priests ⓘ |
| significance |
historic institution of the Church in Quebec
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one of the important centers of Catholic formation in Canada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Séminaire de Québec Description of subject: The Grand Séminaire de Québec is a historic Roman Catholic major seminary in Quebec City that has long served as a key center for priestly formation and theological education in Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Power (bishop)
this entity surface form:
Seminary of Quebec
this entity surface form:
seminary of Quebec (informal classical education)