Good Shepherd Sisters
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The Good Shepherd Sisters are a Roman Catholic religious congregation known for operating institutions such as the Magdalene Laundries, where women and girls were confined and subjected to forced labor under the guise of moral reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Sisters canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9680931 — 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: Good Shepherd Sisters Context triple: [Magdalene Laundries, managedBy, Good Shepherd Sisters]
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A.
Sister Parish
Sister Parish was a pioneering American interior decorator renowned for her influential role in shaping the classic American country-house style and for her work on high-profile projects including the Kennedy White House.
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B.
Little Brothers of Mary
The Little Brothers of Mary, commonly known as the Marist Brothers, are a Catholic religious institute of brothers dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth, especially the most vulnerable.
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C.
Priests of the Sacred Heart
Priests of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through pastoral, educational, and missionary work.
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D.
Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Sisters)
The Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Sisters) are a congregation of women religious in the Syro-Malankara Catholic tradition dedicated to prayer, education, and social service, especially among the poor and marginalized.
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E.
Sister Mary
Sister Mary is a devout and influential nun who serves as the strict yet caring maternal figure and closest confidante to Lenny Belardo (Pope Pius XIII) in the television series "The Young Pope."
- 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: Good Shepherd Sisters Target entity description: The Good Shepherd Sisters are a Roman Catholic religious congregation known for operating institutions such as the Magdalene Laundries, where women and girls were confined and subjected to forced labor under the guise of moral reform.
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A.
Sister Parish
Sister Parish was a pioneering American interior decorator renowned for her influential role in shaping the classic American country-house style and for her work on high-profile projects including the Kennedy White House.
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B.
Little Brothers of Mary
The Little Brothers of Mary, commonly known as the Marist Brothers, are a Catholic religious institute of brothers dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth, especially the most vulnerable.
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C.
Priests of the Sacred Heart
Priests of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through pastoral, educational, and missionary work.
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D.
Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Sisters)
The Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Sisters) are a congregation of women religious in the Syro-Malankara Catholic tradition dedicated to prayer, education, and social service, especially among the poor and marginalized.
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E.
Sister Mary
Sister Mary is a devout and influential nun who serves as the strict yet caring maternal figure and closest confidante to Lenny Belardo (Pope Pius XIII) in the television series "The Young Pope."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious congregation
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female religious institute ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
confinement of women and girls for perceived moral offenses
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forced labor of women and girls in laundries ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Angers ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RGS ⓘ |
| hasApostolate |
anti‑trafficking work
ⓘ
education and skills training for women ⓘ social services for women and children ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | pontifical right institute ⓘ |
| hasCharism |
care for women and girls in difficulty
ⓘ
social rehabilitation of marginalized women ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | women ⓘ |
| hasMotherhouse | Angers ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
ⓘ
linked to:
Sisters of Our Lady of Charity
|
| hasPrimaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Good Shepherd Sisters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
operating Magdalene Laundries in Ireland
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running institutions for so‑called fallen women ⓘ |
| operatedInCountry |
Angola
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ Congo ⓘ Egypt ⓘ India ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ South Africa ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Syria ⓘ Thailand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| operatedInstitutionType |
Magdalene Laundry
ⓘ
linked to:
The Magdalene Laundries
industrial school ⓘ reformatory ⓘ residential institution for women and girls ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| reportsTo | Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
investigations into institutional abuse in Ireland
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public criticism for treatment of women in Magdalene Laundries ⓘ |
| vowsTakenByMembers |
chastity
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obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Good Shepherd Sisters Description of subject: The Good Shepherd Sisters are a Roman Catholic religious congregation known for operating institutions such as the Magdalene Laundries, where women and girls were confined and subjected to forced labor under the guise of moral reform.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.