Society for the Propagation of the Faith

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Catholic missionary organization pontifical society

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is a Catholic missionary organization founded in 1822 in France to support evangelization and pastoral work in mission territories worldwide through prayer and financial aid.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Pontifical Mission Societies	4
Society for the Propagation of the Faith canonical	3
Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith	1
Propaganda Fide (for the propagation of the faith)	1
Société de la Propagation de la Foi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1227108 — 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: Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Context triple: [Christian missionary movements, hasNotableExample, Society for the Propagation of the Faith]

A. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
B. Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
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. Missionaries of the Holy Family
The Missionaries of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to promoting and supporting Christian family life in the spirit of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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: Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Target entity description: The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is a Catholic missionary organization founded in 1822 in France to support evangelization and pastoral work in mission territories worldwide through prayer and financial aid.

A. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
B. Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
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. Missionaries of the Holy Family
The Missionaries of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to promoting and supporting Christian family life in the spirit of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic missionary organization ⓘ Catholic missionary organization ⓘ pontifical society ⓘ
aimsTo	encourage regular prayer for missions ⓘ foster solidarity between churches ⓘ
beneficiary	health and social projects in mission territories ⓘ mission dioceses ⓘ mission parishes ⓘ mission schools ⓘ
classification	religious non-profit organization ⓘ
collaboratesWith	local bishops in mission territories ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
foundedIn	1822 ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
foundedInCity	Lyon ⓘ
founder	Pauline Jaricot ⓘ
fundingSource	annual mission collections ⓘ donations from Catholics worldwide ⓘ
hasGlobalNetwork	national offices in many countries ⓘ
hasMission	support Catholic missionary work ⓘ support evangelization in mission territories ⓘ support pastoral work in mission territories ⓘ
hasOriginalName	Société de la Propagation de la Foi ⓘ linked to: Society for the Propagation of the Faith
hasTargetGroup	Catholic faithful ⓘ missionary clergy and religious ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Rome ⓘ
inspiredBy	needs of missions in Africa ⓘ needs of missions in Asia ⓘ needs of missions in North America ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ French ⓘ
notableDay	World Mission Sunday ⓘ
operatesIn	mission territories ⓘ
originalHeadquartersLocation	Lyon ⓘ
partOf	Pontifical Mission Societies ⓘ linked to: Society for the Propagation of the Faith
promotes	mission awareness among Catholics ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
scope	worldwide ⓘ
supportsWith	financial aid ⓘ prayer ⓘ
typeOfSupport	ordinary financial support for mission dioceses ⓘ support for catechists ⓘ support for missionary clergy ⓘ support for pastoral programs ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	Dicastery for Evangelization ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for the Evangelization

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Christian missionary movements → hasNotableExample → Society for the Propagation of the Faith ⓘ

Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide → motto → Propaganda Fide (for the propagation of the faith) ⓘ