Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California)
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Alma College was a Jesuit seminary in California that served as a major training center for Jesuit priests and theologians in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9865145 — 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: Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California) Context triple: [Jon Sobrino, educatedAt, Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California)]
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A.
Mount Angel Seminary
Mount Angel Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Oregon that trains men for the priesthood, operated by the Benedictine monks of Mount Angel Abbey.
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B.
Assumption College San Lorenzo
Assumption College San Lorenzo is a prestigious private Catholic women's college in Makati, Philippines, known for educating many of the country's political and social elites.
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C.
Saint Joseph's College
Saint Joseph's College was the original name of Saint Joseph's University, a private Jesuit institution of higher education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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D.
El Camino College
El Camino College is a public community college serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles County with a wide range of academic, vocational, and transfer programs.
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E.
Jesuit College
Jesuit College is a historic Baroque former Jesuit educational complex in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, now known for its architectural significance and cultural use.
- 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: Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California) Target entity description: Alma College was a Jesuit seminary in California that served as a major training center for Jesuit priests and theologians in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Mount Angel Seminary
Mount Angel Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Oregon that trains men for the priesthood, operated by the Benedictine monks of Mount Angel Abbey.
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B.
Assumption College San Lorenzo
Assumption College San Lorenzo is a prestigious private Catholic women's college in Makati, Philippines, known for educating many of the country's political and social elites.
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C.
Saint Joseph's College
Saint Joseph's College was the original name of Saint Joseph's University, a private Jesuit institution of higher education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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D.
El Camino College
El Camino College is a public community college serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles County with a wide range of academic, vocational, and transfer programs.
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E.
Jesuit College
Jesuit College is a historic Baroque former Jesuit educational complex in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, now known for its architectural significance and cultural use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic educational institution
ⓘ
Jesuit seminary ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
philosophy
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Society of Jesus in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| category |
Catholic seminaries in California
ⓘ
Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States ⓘ Society of Jesus in California ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Gatos, California area ⓘ
linked to:
Los Gatos, California
Santa Clara County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Clara County
|
| namedAfter | Alma, California ⓘ |
| notableRole |
major training center for Jesuit priests in California
ⓘ
major training center for Jesuit theologians in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Jesuits of the California Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesuits West Province
Society of Jesus (California Province) ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| primaryFunction |
training center for Jesuit priests
ⓘ
training center for Jesuit theologians ⓘ |
| regionServed | Western United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| status | former seminary ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
formation of Jesuit seminarians
ⓘ
priestly formation ⓘ theological education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alma College (Jesuit seminary, California) Description of subject: Alma College was a Jesuit seminary in California that served as a major training center for Jesuit priests and theologians in the mid-20th century.
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