Avery Dulles
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Avery Dulles was an American Jesuit priest, eminent Catholic theologian, and the first U.S.-born theologian to be made a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
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| Avery Dulles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9432022 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avery Dulles Context triple: [Dulles, notableBearer, Avery Dulles]
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John Courtney Murray
John Courtney Murray was an American Jesuit priest and theologian best known for shaping modern Catholic thought on religious freedom and church–state relations, particularly through his influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
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C.
Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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D.
Ralph McInerny
Ralph McInerny was an American philosopher, Thomist scholar, and novelist best known for his work on medieval philosophy and his long tenure teaching at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Schillebeeckx was a prominent 20th-century Belgian Dominican theologian known for his influential contributions to Catholic theology, especially in Christology and ecclesiology, and for his role in the theological developments surrounding the Second Vatican Council.
- 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: Avery Dulles Target entity description: Avery Dulles was an American Jesuit priest, eminent Catholic theologian, and the first U.S.-born theologian to be made a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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A.
John Courtney Murray
John Courtney Murray was an American Jesuit priest and theologian best known for shaping modern Catholic thought on religious freedom and church–state relations, particularly through his influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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B.
Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
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C.
Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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D.
Ralph McInerny
Ralph McInerny was an American philosopher, Thomist scholar, and novelist best known for his work on medieval philosophy and his long tenure teaching at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Schillebeeckx was a prominent 20th-century Belgian Dominican theologian known for his influential contributions to Catholic theology, especially in Christology and ecclesiology, and for his role in the theological developments surrounding the Second Vatican Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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Jesuit priest ⓘ cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Cardinal Spellman Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Jesuit Cemetery at Auriesville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfCardinalCreation | 2001-02-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gregorian University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Woodstock College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Fordham University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Catholic University of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dulles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Foster Dulles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiology
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fundamental theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| madeCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Janet Pomeroy Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Dulles family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first U.S.-born theologian to be created a cardinal ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Magisterium: Teacher and Guardian of the Faith
NERFINISHED
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Models of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Models of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ The Assurance of Things Hoped For NERFINISHED ⓘ The Catholicity of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ The Craft of Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Resilient Church NERFINISHED ⓘ The Splendor of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Survival of Dogma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Auburn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University
NERFINISHED
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cardinal-deacon of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ president of the Catholic Theological Society of America ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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