Old Catholic Church of Italy
E14299
The Old Catholic Church of Italy is an independent Catholic denomination in Italy that is part of the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and certain Roman Catholic doctrines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Catholic Church of Italy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84480 — 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: Old Catholic Church of Italy Context triple: [Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, memberChurch, Old Catholic Church of Italy]
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A.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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B.
Old Catholic Church of Croatia
The Old Catholic Church of Croatia is a national Old Catholic denomination in Croatia that forms part of the international Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches.
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Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
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D.
Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
The Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic is a Christian denomination in the Czech Republic that follows Old Catholic theology and liturgy and is part of the international Union of Utrecht.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- 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: Old Catholic Church of Italy Target entity description: The Old Catholic Church of Italy is an independent Catholic denomination in Italy that is part of the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and certain Roman Catholic doctrines.
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A.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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B.
Old Catholic Church of Croatia
The Old Catholic Church of Croatia is a national Old Catholic denomination in Croatia that forms part of the international Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches.
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C.
Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
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D.
Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
The Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic is a Christian denomination in the Czech Republic that follows Old Catholic theology and liturgy and is part of the international Union of Utrecht.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Old Catholic church body ⓘ independent Catholic church ⓘ |
| churchmanship | high church ⓘ |
| classification | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| clergyCanMarry | true ⓘ |
| communionWith | Old Catholic churches ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily |
Old Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Catholicism
|
| ecclesiasticalPolity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
Nicene Creed
ⓘ
apostolic succession ⓘ creeds of the early Church ⓘ validity of Catholic sacraments outside Roman obedience ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
bishop
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| hasSacraments |
Eucharist
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
anointing of the sick ⓘ baptism ⓘ confirmation ⓘ marriage ⓘ ordination ⓘ penance ⓘ |
| liturgy | Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| maintainsPractice |
Catholic sacramental theology
ⓘ
celebration of the Mass ⓘ observance of the liturgical year ⓘ |
| movement |
Old Catholic movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Catholicism
|
| orientation | independent Catholic ⓘ |
| recognizesAuthority | ecumenical councils of the undivided Church ⓘ |
| regionServed | Italy ⓘ |
| rejectsAuthority | supreme jurisdiction of the pope over all Christians ⓘ |
| rejectsDoctrine |
certain Roman Catholic dogmas defined after First Vatican Council
ⓘ
papal infallibility ⓘ universal jurisdiction of the pope ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| theology |
Old Catholic theology
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Catholicism
|
| usesLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | liturgical worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Catholic Church of Italy Description of subject: The Old Catholic Church of Italy is an independent Catholic denomination in Italy that is part of the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and certain Roman Catholic doctrines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.