Regensburg Colloquy (1541)
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16th-century historical event
event in the Protestant Reformation
religious colloquy
theological conference
The Regensburg Colloquy (1541) was a major religious conference in the Holy Roman Empire that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reconcile doctrinal differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians during the Reformation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colloquy of Ratisbon (1541) | 1 |
| Colloquy of Regensburg | 1 |
| Regensburg Colloquy (1541) canonical | 1 |
| Regensburg Conference of 1541 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9178418 — 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: Regensburg Colloquy (1541) Context triple: [Diet of Augsburg (1530), followedBy, Regensburg Colloquy (1541)]
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Marburg Colloquy
The Marburg Colloquy was a 1529 theological conference in Marburg where leading Protestant reformers, notably Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, debated key doctrinal issues in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve unity.
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B.
Wittenberg Concord negotiations
The Wittenberg Concord negotiations were 16th-century theological discussions among Protestant reformers aimed at reconciling differing views on the Lord’s Supper and achieving greater unity between Lutheran and Reformed churches.
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C.
Augsburg Interim
The Augsburg Interim was a temporary religious settlement issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1548 that sought to restore Catholic practices while granting limited concessions to Protestants after the Schmalkaldic War.
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D.
Bern Disputation of 1528
The Bern Disputation of 1528 was a pivotal public theological debate in the Swiss city of Bern that led to the official adoption of Protestant reforms and significantly advanced the Swiss Reformation.
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Diet of Augsburg (1530)
The Diet of Augsburg (1530) was an imperial assembly of the Holy Roman Empire where key Protestant leaders presented confessional statements, most notably the Augsburg Confession, in an effort to resolve growing religious divisions.
- 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: Regensburg Colloquy (1541) Target entity description: The Regensburg Colloquy (1541) was a major religious conference in the Holy Roman Empire that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reconcile doctrinal differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians during the Reformation.
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A.
Marburg Colloquy
The Marburg Colloquy was a 1529 theological conference in Marburg where leading Protestant reformers, notably Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, debated key doctrinal issues in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve unity.
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B.
Wittenberg Concord negotiations
The Wittenberg Concord negotiations were 16th-century theological discussions among Protestant reformers aimed at reconciling differing views on the Lord’s Supper and achieving greater unity between Lutheran and Reformed churches.
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C.
Augsburg Interim
The Augsburg Interim was a temporary religious settlement issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1548 that sought to restore Catholic practices while granting limited concessions to Protestants after the Schmalkaldic War.
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D.
Bern Disputation of 1528
The Bern Disputation of 1528 was a pivotal public theological debate in the Swiss city of Bern that led to the official adoption of Protestant reforms and significantly advanced the Swiss Reformation.
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E.
Diet of Augsburg (1530)
The Diet of Augsburg (1530) was an imperial assembly of the Holy Roman Empire where key Protestant leaders presented confessional statements, most notably the Augsburg Confession, in an effort to resolve growing religious divisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century historical event
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event in the Protestant Reformation ⓘ religious colloquy ⓘ theological conference ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Colloquy of Ratisbon (1541)
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linked to:
Regensburg Colloquy (1541)
Regensburg Conference of 1541 ⓘ
linked to:
Regensburg Colloquy (1541)
|
| hasContext | attempts at religious compromise in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasField |
Christian theology
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Reformation studies ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Holy Roman Empire
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Regensburg ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | failure to achieve lasting doctrinal agreement ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Protestant theologians
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Roman Catholic theologians ⓘ |
| hasPartOf |
Protestant Reformation
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linked to:
Reformation
|
| hasPoliticalContext | Holy Roman Emperor Charles V’s efforts to maintain religious unity ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | reconciliation of doctrinal differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants ⓘ |
| hasReligionInvolved |
Lutheranism
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Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
illustrated limits of doctrinal compromise during the Reformation
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major but unsuccessful effort to heal the Catholic–Protestant split ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1541 ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
church tradition
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doctrine of justification ⓘ ecclesiastical authority ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
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Subject: Regensburg Colloquy (1541) Description of subject: The Regensburg Colloquy (1541) was a major religious conference in the Holy Roman Empire that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reconcile doctrinal differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians during the Reformation.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Regensburg Colloquy (1541)
linked to: Regensburg Colloquy (1541)