Angela Merici
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Angela Merici was a 16th-century Italian religious leader and educator who founded the Ursuline order, dedicated primarily to the education of girls and the care of the needy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angela Merici canonical | 2 |
| Saint Angela Merici | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403189 — 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.
Target entity: Angela Merici Context triple: [Saint Ursula, UrsulinesFoundedBy, Angela Merici]
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Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his powerful sermons, popularization of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
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Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian noblewoman who became a close follower of Saint Francis and founded the Order of Poor Clares, a contemplative religious order devoted to poverty and prayer.
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Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century Italian mystic, theologian, and Dominican tertiary renowned for her influential spiritual writings and role in Church politics, including urging the papacy’s return to Rome.
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Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
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Sergia Plautilla
Sergia Plautilla was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century and the mother of the future emperor Nerva.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Angela Merici Target entity description: Angela Merici was a 16th-century Italian religious leader and educator who founded the Ursuline order, dedicated primarily to the education of girls and the care of the needy.
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A.
Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his powerful sermons, popularization of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
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B.
Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian noblewoman who became a close follower of Saint Francis and founded the Order of Poor Clares, a contemplative religious order devoted to poverty and prayer.
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C.
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century Italian mystic, theologian, and Dominican tertiary renowned for her influential spiritual writings and role in Church politics, including urging the papacy’s return to Rome.
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Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
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E.
Sergia Plautilla
Sergia Plautilla was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century and the mother of the future emperor Nerva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
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Italian person ⓘ educator ⓘ founder of religious order ⓘ human ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Clement XIII ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Church of Saint Afra, Brescia ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius VII ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1768-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1474-03-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfCanonization | 1807-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1540-01-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Merici ⓘ |
| feastDay | January 27 ⓘ |
| founded |
Company of Saint Ursula
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linked to:
Order of Saint Ursula
Ursulines ⓘ
linked to:
Ursulines of the Roman Union
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| givenName | Angela ⓘ |
| hasRole | foundress of the Ursulines ⓘ |
| inspired | expansion of female education in the Catholic world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
care of the poor
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founding the first teaching order of women in the Catholic Church ⓘ promoting education of girls ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| notableWork |
Rule of the Company of Saint Ursula
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linked to:
Rule of the Poor Ladies
foundation of the Ursuline order ⓘ |
| occupation |
founder of a religious order
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religious leader ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| patronage |
disabled people
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loss of parents ⓘ sick ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Desenzano del Garda
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Lake Garda region ⓘ
linked to:
Alto Garda e Ledro area
Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brescia
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Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| primaryTopicOf | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merici ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Brescia
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Desenzano del Garda ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Subject: Angela Merici Description of subject: Angela Merici was a 16th-century Italian religious leader and educator who founded the Ursuline order, dedicated primarily to the education of girls and the care of the needy.
Referenced by (3)
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