Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

E112010

Catholic religious institute religious congregation of pontifical right

The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 19th-century Quebec, dedicated primarily to education and the empowerment of women and youth.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary canonical	1
Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary	1
Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T929003 — 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: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Context triple: [Roman Catholic Church in Quebec, hasReligiousOrder, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary]

A. Sisters of Loreto
The Sisters of Loreto, formally known as the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, social justice, and missionary work worldwide.
B. Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, spiritual formation, and social service, especially through schools and academic institutions.
C. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
D. Society of the Holy Child Jesus
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education and the spiritual development of young people, founded in the 19th century by Cornelia Connelly.
E. Grey Nuns
The Grey Nuns are a Roman Catholic religious order of women, founded in 18th-century Montreal, known for their charitable work in healthcare, education, and social services.
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: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Target entity description: The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 19th-century Quebec, dedicated primarily to education and the empowerment of women and youth.

A. Sisters of Loreto
The Sisters of Loreto, formally known as the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, social justice, and missionary work worldwide.
B. Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, spiritual formation, and social service, especially through schools and academic institutions.
C. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
D. Society of the Holy Child Jesus
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education and the spiritual development of young people, founded in the 19th century by Cornelia Connelly.
E. Grey Nuns
The Grey Nuns are a Roman Catholic religious order of women, founded in 18th-century Montreal, known for their charitable work in healthcare, education, and social services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious institute ⓘ religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ
abbreviation	SNJM ⓘ
canonicalStatus	pontifical right ⓘ
coFounder	Mother Marie-Madeleine ⓘ linked to: Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher Mother Véronique-du-Crucifix ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
focusPopulation	children and youth ⓘ girls ⓘ young women ⓘ
foundedIn	Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada
foundedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
foundedInCity	Longueuil ⓘ
foundedInRegion	Lower Canada ⓘ
foundedInYear	1843 ⓘ
founder	Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher ⓘ Eulalie Durocher ⓘ
genderComposition	women’s religious institute ⓘ
governance	generalate with provincial structures ⓘ
hasMotherhouse	Longueuil, Quebec ⓘ linked to: Longueuil
languageOfOrigin	French ⓘ
ministryArea	Catholic education ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ social justice ⓘ spirituality and retreats ⓘ
namedAfter	Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ Holy Name of Mary ⓘ linked to: Holy Name of Jesus
operates	colleges ⓘ educational programs for the poor ⓘ schools ⓘ
originalName	Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie ⓘ linked to: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
primaryCharism	education ⓘ
primaryMission	education of youth ⓘ empowerment of women ⓘ empowerment of youth ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Africa ⓘ Asia-Pacific ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderType	apostolic congregation ⓘ
spiritualityInfluence	Marian devotion ⓘ devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ
spiritualTradition	Catholic ⓘ
vows	chastity ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Roman Catholic Church in Quebec → hasReligiousOrder → Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary ⓘ

Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary → originalName → Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie ⓘ

linked to: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

Pierce v. Society of Sisters → plaintiff → Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary ⓘ