Pope Alexander VII
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Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Alexander VII canonical | 29 |
| Alexander VII | 1 |
| Pope Alexander VII (for Bernini’s setting) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T721465 — 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: Pope Alexander VII Context triple: [Chair of Saint Peter, commissionedBy, Pope Alexander VII]
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Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for overseeing major architectural projects in Rome, including the completion of St. Peter's Basilica.
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Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for guiding the Counter-Reformation and confirming the doctrinal and disciplinary reforms that shaped modern Roman Catholicism.
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Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, known for his extensive patronage of Baroque art and architecture and his involvement in the Galileo affair.
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Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church whose papacy is chiefly remembered for his role in the Counter-Reformation and his decision to reconvene the Council of Trent.
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Sixtus V
Sixtus V was a 16th-century pope known for major reforms of the Catholic Church’s administration and for commissioning an influential official edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pope Alexander VII Target entity description: Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.
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Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for overseeing major architectural projects in Rome, including the completion of St. Peter's Basilica.
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B.
Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for guiding the Counter-Reformation and confirming the doctrinal and disciplinary reforms that shaped modern Roman Catholicism.
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C.
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, known for his extensive patronage of Baroque art and architecture and his involvement in the Galileo affair.
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Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church whose papacy is chiefly remembered for his role in the Counter-Reformation and his decision to reconvene the Council of Trent.
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Sixtus V
Sixtus V was a 16th-century pope known for major reforms of the Catholic Church’s administration and for commissioning an influential official edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century person
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Catholic cleric ⓘ Head of the Catholic Church ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1599-02-13 ⓘ |
| birthName | Fabio Chigi ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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Siena ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
St Peter’s Basilica
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| commissioned |
Bernini’s colonnades
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surface form:
Bernini’s colonnade of St Peter’s Square
Chigi Chapel works in Santa Maria del Popolo ⓘ expansion and embellishment of the Quirinal area ⓘ projects on the Via del Corso in Rome ⓘ urban redesign of Piazza San Pietro ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1667-05-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Siena ⓘ |
| electedPopeOn | 1655-04-07 ⓘ |
| endTime | pontificate 1667 ⓘ |
| familyName |
House of Chigi
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surface form:
Chigi
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| fieldOfWork |
canon law
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diplomacy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Fabio ⓘ |
| hasWorkOfArtDepictingHim |
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
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surface form:
tomb of Alexander VII by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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| knownFor |
conflict with France under Louis XIV
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extensive urban projects in Rome ⓘ moderate stance on Jansenism ⓘ support of the Roman Baroque ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Chigi ⓘ |
| notableWork | urban planning projects in Rome ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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statesman ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| papalCoronationDate | 1655-04-18 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope Alexander VII
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alexander VII
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| patronOf |
Baroque architecture
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Baroque art ⓘ Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
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surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Innocent X ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| startTime | pontificate 1655 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Clement IX ⓘ |
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Subject: Pope Alexander VII Description of subject: Pope Alexander VII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and patron of Baroque art and architecture, noted for his extensive urban and artistic projects in Rome.
Referenced by (31)
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