Pope John XXII
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Pope John XXII was a 14th-century French-born pontiff of the Avignon Papacy known for his centralizing reforms, involvement in political conflicts, and influential but controversial theological positions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope John XXII canonical | 7 |
| John XXII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T736992 — 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: Pope John XXII Context triple: [St. Thomas Aquinas, canonizedBy, Pope John XXII]
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A.
pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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pontificate of Clement V
The pontificate of Clement V marks the beginning of the Avignon Papacy, during which the pope resided in France and closely aligned the papacy with French royal interests.
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pontificate of Innocent VI
The pontificate of Innocent VI was a mid-14th-century papal reign during the Avignon Papacy marked by efforts at church reform, consolidation of papal authority, and political involvement in European affairs.
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E.
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX was a 13th-century pope known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and for establishing the papal Inquisition.
- 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: Pope John XXII Target entity description: Pope John XXII was a 14th-century French-born pontiff of the Avignon Papacy known for his centralizing reforms, involvement in political conflicts, and influential but controversial theological positions.
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A.
pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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B.
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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C.
pontificate of Clement V
The pontificate of Clement V marks the beginning of the Avignon Papacy, during which the pope resided in France and closely aligned the papacy with French royal interests.
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D.
pontificate of Innocent VI
The pontificate of Innocent VI was a mid-14th-century papal reign during the Avignon Papacy marked by efforts at church reform, consolidation of papal authority, and political involvement in European affairs.
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E.
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX was a 13th-century pope known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and for establishing the papal Inquisition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Pope ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jacques Duèze
ⓘ
Jacques d’Euse ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Avignon Cathedral ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
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surface form:
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Spiritual Franciscans ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1244 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1334-12-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
|
| education | canon law ⓘ |
| electedPopeOn | 1316-08-07 ⓘ |
| era |
14th century
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| issuedDocument |
Ad conditorem canonum
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Cum inter nonnullos ⓘ Gloriosam Ecclesiam ⓘ Licet iuxta doctrinam ⓘ Quia nonnumquam ⓘ Quia quorundam ⓘ Quia vir reprobus ⓘ Quorumdam exigit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing papal administration
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condemnation of Spiritual Franciscans ⓘ conflicts with the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ expanding papal financial system ⓘ involvement in Italian political conflicts ⓘ strengthening papal curia ⓘ theological views on the beatific vision ⓘ use of papal reservations and provisions for benefices ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
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Occitan ⓘ Old French ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 1334-12-04 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 1316-08-07 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope John XXII
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John XXII
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| partOf | Avignon Papacy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cahors
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Avignon
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Avignon ⓘ
surface form:
Papal court at Avignon
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| placeOfPapalResidence | Avignon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Avignon
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Bishop of Fréjus ⓘ Cardinal-bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Clement V ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| successor | Pope Benedict XII ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope John XXII Description of subject: Pope John XXII was a 14th-century French-born pontiff of the Avignon Papacy known for his centralizing reforms, involvement in political conflicts, and influential but controversial theological positions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form:
John XXII