Redemptoris Custos

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apostolic exhortation papal document

Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Custos Redemptoris	1
Redemptoris Custos canonical	1
Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158442 — 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: Redemptoris Custos
Context triple: [Saint Joseph, inspiredDocument, Redemptoris Custos]

A. Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
B. Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
C. Evangelii gaudium
Evangelii gaudium is an apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that outlines his vision for a missionary, joy-filled, and socially engaged Church in the modern world.
D. Amoris laetitia
Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that reflects on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
E. Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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: Redemptoris Custos
Target entity description: Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.

A. Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
B. Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
C. Evangelii gaudium
Evangelii gaudium is an apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that outlines his vision for a missionary, joy-filled, and socially engaged Church in the modern world.
D. Amoris laetitia
Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that reflects on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
E. Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apostolic exhortation ⓘ papal document ⓘ
author	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
belongsToMagisteriumOf	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
concerns	Christian family life ⓘ consecrated life and Saint Joseph ⓘ role of fathers in the family ⓘ veneration of Saint Joseph ⓘ
ecclesiasticalDocumentOf	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
emphasizes	dignity of human work ⓘ hidden life of Jesus at Nazareth ⓘ intercession of Saint Joseph ⓘ trust in divine providence ⓘ
encourages	devotion to Saint Joseph ⓘ imitation of Saint Joseph by Christian fathers ⓘ
focusesOn	life of Saint Joseph ⓘ mission of Saint Joseph ⓘ
genre	pastoral teaching ⓘ theological reflection ⓘ
intendedAudience	bishops ⓘ lay faithful ⓘ priests ⓘ religious ⓘ
issuedBy	Holy See ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
magisterialType	post-synodal exhortation ⓘ
mentions	Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Jesus Christ ⓘ
seeAlso	Dives in Misericordia ⓘ Familiaris Consortio ⓘ linked to: Familiaris consortio Laborem Exercens ⓘ linked to: encyclical Laborem Exercens Marialis Cultus ⓘ Redemptor Hominis ⓘ linked to: encyclical Redemptor Hominis
subject	Saint Joseph ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Christian fatherhood ⓘ guardian of the Redeemer ⓘ role of Saint Joseph in salvation history ⓘ spirituality of work and family ⓘ
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
titleTranslation	Guardian of the Redeemer ⓘ
topic	Church as the People of God ⓘ Holy Family of Nazareth ⓘ linked to: Holy Family chastity and marital love ⓘ obedience of faith ⓘ paternal responsibility ⓘ
tradition	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (3)

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

Saint Joseph → inspiredDocument → Redemptoris Custos ⓘ

Guardian of the Redeemer → hasAlternativeName → Custos Redemptoris ⓘ

linked to: Redemptoris Custos

Guardian of the Redeemer → relatedConcept → Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church ⓘ