Opus Dei
E200619
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church known for promoting the pursuit of holiness through everyday work and ordinary life.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1806327 — 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: Opus Dei Context triple: [Strathmore University, foundedBy, Opus Dei]
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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.
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B.
Society of Saint Pius X
The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology and its complex, irregular relationship with the Holy See.
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C.
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter is a Catholic clerical society of apostolic life that celebrates the traditional Latin liturgy and operates in full communion with the Holy See.
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D.
Basilian Salvatorian Order
The Basilian Salvatorian Order is a religious congregation of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church that follows the Basilian monastic tradition and is dedicated to pastoral, educational, and missionary work, especially in the Middle East.
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E.
Oblates of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
The Oblates of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest are lay and religious collaborators who support the Institute’s traditional Catholic apostolate through prayer, service, and assistance to its clergy and communities.
- 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: Opus Dei Target entity description: Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church known for promoting the pursuit of holiness through everyday work and ordinary life.
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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.
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B.
Society of Saint Pius X
The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology and its complex, irregular relationship with the Holy See.
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C.
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter is a Catholic clerical society of apostolic life that celebrates the traditional Latin liturgy and operates in full communion with the Holy See.
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D.
Basilian Salvatorian Order
The Basilian Salvatorian Order is a religious congregation of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church that follows the Basilian monastic tradition and is dedicated to pastoral, educational, and missionary work, especially in the Middle East.
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E.
Oblates of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
The Oblates of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest are lay and religious collaborators who support the Institute’s traditional Catholic apostolate through prayer, service, and assistance to its clergy and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic organization
ⓘ
institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ personal prelature ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
O.D.
ⓘ
Opus Dei ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
ⓘ
linked to:
Josemaría Escrivá
|
| canonicalErectionAsPersonalPrelature | 1982 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | personal prelature ⓘ |
| composition |
lay faithful
ⓘ
secular clergy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1928-10-02 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| emphasizes |
apostolate in ordinary life
ⓘ
professional competence ⓘ sanctification of work ⓘ |
| englishName |
Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei
ⓘ
linked to:
Opus Dei
|
| foundedBy | Josemaría Escrivá ⓘ |
| founder | Josemaría Escrivá ⓘ |
| governedBy | prelate ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
associates
ⓘ
cooperators ⓘ numeraries ⓘ priests ⓘ supernumeraries ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.opusdei.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Rome
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| latinName |
Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei
ⓘ
Prałatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei ⓘ |
| motto | Deo omnis gloria ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | Opus Dei ⓘ |
| placeFounded | Madrid ⓘ |
| promotes |
pursuit of holiness through everyday work
ⓘ
sanctification of ordinary life ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| spiritualityFocus |
holiness in ordinary work
ⓘ
lay spirituality ⓘ |
| spiritualPractices |
daily Mass
ⓘ
frequent confession ⓘ mental prayer ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ |
| teaches | universal call to holiness ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Dicastery for the Clergy
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
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