Suppression of the Society of Jesus
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The Suppression of the Society of Jesus was an 18th-century campaign by various European monarchies and the papacy that led to the worldwide dissolution of the Jesuit order for several decades.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suppression of the Society of Jesus canonical | 3 |
| Suppression of the Jesuits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10575955 — 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: Suppression of the Society of Jesus Context triple: [Expulsion of the Jesuits from France, relatedTo, Suppression of the Society of Jesus]
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Expulsion of the Jesuits from France
The Expulsion of the Jesuits from France was an 18th-century political and religious campaign that led to the suppression and removal of the Jesuit order from French territory under the Bourbon monarchy.
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B.
Synod of Diamper
The Synod of Diamper was a 1599 ecclesiastical council in Kerala that brought the St. Thomas Christians under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and sought to Latinize their ancient East Syriac traditions.
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C.
Edict of Worms
The Edict of Worms was a 1521 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that condemned Martin Luther’s teachings and declared him an outlaw and heretic.
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D.
Jesuit Treason
Jesuit Treason is an alternative name for the Gunpowder Plot, the failed 1605 Catholic conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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E.
Iconodule movement
The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
- 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: Suppression of the Society of Jesus Target entity description: The Suppression of the Society of Jesus was an 18th-century campaign by various European monarchies and the papacy that led to the worldwide dissolution of the Jesuit order for several decades.
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A.
Expulsion of the Jesuits from France
The Expulsion of the Jesuits from France was an 18th-century political and religious campaign that led to the suppression and removal of the Jesuit order from French territory under the Bourbon monarchy.
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B.
Synod of Diamper
The Synod of Diamper was a 1599 ecclesiastical council in Kerala that brought the St. Thomas Christians under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and sought to Latinize their ancient East Syriac traditions.
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C.
Edict of Worms
The Edict of Worms was a 1521 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that condemned Martin Luther’s teachings and declared him an outlaw and heretic.
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D.
Jesuit Treason
Jesuit Treason is an alternative name for the Gunpowder Plot, the failed 1605 Catholic conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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E.
Iconodule movement
The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti‑Jesuit campaign
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Suppression of the Jesuits
ⓘ
linked to:
Suppression of the Society of Jesus
|
| cause |
accusations of political interference by Jesuits
ⓘ
conflict between Jesuits and regalism ⓘ economic and colonial disputes involving Jesuit missions ⓘ pressure from Bourbon courts on the papacy ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ Parma ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| date | 21 July 1773 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1773 ⓘ |
| exemption |
Prussia
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy | Restoration of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
expulsion of the Jesuits from France
ⓘ
expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal ⓘ expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain ⓘ expulsion of the Jesuits from the Two Sicilies ⓘ papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | European Catholic monarchies ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Catherine II of Russia
ⓘ
Charles III of Spain ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Joseph I of Portugal ⓘ Louis XV of France ⓘ Marquis of Pombal ⓘ Pope Clement XIII ⓘ Pope Clement XIV ⓘ |
| legalInstrument |
papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor
ⓘ
royal decrees of expulsion ⓘ |
| location |
Europe
ⓘ
French colonial empire ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ colonial Latin America ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Jesuit order
ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| partOf |
Catholic Church history
ⓘ
history of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| restorationDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Pope Pius VII ⓘ |
| result |
closure of Jesuit schools and colleges
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confiscation of Jesuit properties ⓘ dispersal and exile of Jesuit members ⓘ dissolution of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| startTime | 1759 ⓘ |
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Subject: Suppression of the Society of Jesus Description of subject: The Suppression of the Society of Jesus was an 18th-century campaign by various European monarchies and the papacy that led to the worldwide dissolution of the Jesuit order for several decades.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Suppression of the Society of Jesus