University of Saint Mary of the Lake

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Roman Catholic seminary graduate school of theology institution of higher education major seminary private university

The University of Saint Mary of the Lake is a Roman Catholic seminary and graduate school of theology that serves as the principal seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
University of Saint Mary of the Lake canonical	2
University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois	1
University of St. Mary of the Lake	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11683259 — 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: University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Context triple: [Mundelein, Illinois, hasReligiousInstitution, University of Saint Mary of the Lake]

A. Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
B. Saint Mary’s College (Indiana)
Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) is a private Catholic women’s liberal arts college located in Notre Dame, Indiana, known for its strong academic programs and historic affiliation with the University of Notre Dame.
C. College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary is a private Catholic women's university in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its focus on empowering women through undergraduate and graduate programs.
D. University of St. Francis
The University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Joliet, Illinois.
E. Marian University
Marian University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts, health sciences, and professional programs, located in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
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: University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Target entity description: The University of Saint Mary of the Lake is a Roman Catholic seminary and graduate school of theology that serves as the principal seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

A. Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois.
B. Saint Mary’s College (Indiana)
Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) is a private Catholic women’s liberal arts college located in Notre Dame, Indiana, known for its strong academic programs and historic affiliation with the University of Notre Dame.
C. College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary is a private Catholic women's university in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its focus on empowering women through undergraduate and graduate programs.
D. University of St. Francis
The University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Joliet, Illinois.
E. Marian University
Marian University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts, health sciences, and professional programs, located in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic seminary ⓘ graduate school of theology ⓘ institution of higher education ⓘ major seminary ⓘ private university ⓘ
accreditsProgram	priestly formation ⓘ
admits	lay students in theology programs ⓘ
affiliation	Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
campusType	suburban ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
foundedBy	Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Trustees ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline	philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ
hasCampusFeature	chapel ⓘ lake ⓘ library ⓘ residential facilities ⓘ
hasEducationalObjective	formation of candidates for the Roman Catholic priesthood ⓘ graduate theological education ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasPart	Mundelein Seminary ⓘ linked to: Archdiocesan Seminary of St. Mary of the Lake
hasStudentBodyType	primarily seminarians ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://usml.edu/ ⓘ
isPartOf	Catholic Church in Illinois ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Church in Illinois
isSeminaryFor	Roman Catholic diocesan priesthood ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Mundelein, Illinois ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Illinois ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
offersDegree	Doctor of Ministry ⓘ Master of Arts in Theology ⓘ Master of Divinity ⓘ
operatedBy	Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ
partOf	University of Saint Mary of the Lake ⓘ
regionServed	Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ other dioceses in the United States ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
servesAs	principal seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ
subjectOf	Catholic educational directories ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	ecclesiastical educational institution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mundelein, Illinois → hasReligiousInstitution → University of Saint Mary of the Lake ⓘ

Archdiocese of Chicago → seminaryLocation → University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois ⓘ

linked to: University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein Seminary → partOf → University of Saint Mary of the Lake ⓘ

subject linked to: University of Saint Mary of the Lake

George Mundelein → burialPlace → University of St. Mary of the Lake ⓘ