John of St. Thomas
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Baroque scholastic
Catholic theologian
Dominican friar
Thomist philosopher
human
philosopher
scholastic philosopher
John of St. Thomas was a prominent 17th-century Dominican theologian and philosopher known for his rigorous Thomistic commentaries and major contributions to Baroque scholasticism.
All labels observed (1)
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| John of St. Thomas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11665666 — 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: John of St. Thomas Context triple: [Baroque scholasticism, hasKeyFigure, John of St. Thomas]
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Saint John de Matha
Saint John de Matha was a 12th-century French Catholic priest and founder of the Trinitarian Order, known for his work in ransoming Christian captives.
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B.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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C.
Saint Thomas of Villanova
Saint Thomas of Villanova was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, archbishop, and renowned preacher known for his deep commitment to charity and care for the poor.
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D.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
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E.
Saint John of Capistrano
Saint John of Capistrano was a 15th-century Franciscan friar, preacher, and inquisitor renowned for his role in leading Christian forces at the Battle of Belgrade and for his widespread missionary work across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John of St. Thomas Target entity description: John of St. Thomas was a prominent 17th-century Dominican theologian and philosopher known for his rigorous Thomistic commentaries and major contributions to Baroque scholasticism.
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A.
Saint John de Matha
Saint John de Matha was a 12th-century French Catholic priest and founder of the Trinitarian Order, known for his work in ransoming Christian captives.
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B.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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C.
Saint Thomas of Villanova
Saint Thomas of Villanova was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, archbishop, and renowned preacher known for his deep commitment to charity and care for the poor.
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D.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
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E.
Saint John of Capistrano
Saint John of Capistrano was a 15th-century Franciscan friar, preacher, and inquisitor renowned for his role in leading Christian forces at the Battle of Belgrade and for his widespread missionary work across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque scholastic
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Catholic theologian ⓘ Dominican friar ⓘ Thomist philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholastic philosopher ⓘ |
| birthName |
João Poinsot
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Juan Poinsot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1589 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1644 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Alcalá
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University of Coimbra ⓘ |
| era |
17th-century philosophy
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Baroque period ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
|
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic theology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Thomists
ⓘ
semiotic theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Francisco Suárez ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
contributions to Baroque scholasticism
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rigorous Thomistic commentaries ⓘ theory of signs ⓘ work in logic and epistemology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Order of Preachers
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| movement |
Scholasticism
ⓘ
Thomism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cursus Philosophicus Thomisticus
ⓘ
Cursus Theologicus ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Portugal
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Fraga
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousName | John of St. Thomas ⓘ |
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Instruction
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