Third Order of Saint Dominic

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branch of the Dominican Order lay religious association third order

The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Third Order of Saint Dominic canonical	12
Dominican Third Order	2
Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic	2
Third Order (Lay Dominicans)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1849890 — 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: Third Order of Saint Dominic
Context triple: [Saint Rose of Lima, memberOf, Third Order of Saint Dominic]

A. Third Order of Saint Francis
The Third Order of Saint Francis is a branch of the Franciscan family for laypeople and secular clergy who follow Franciscan spirituality and live according to a rule inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi while remaining in their ordinary life circumstances.
B. Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
C. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
D. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
E. Theatine Order
The Theatine Order is a Catholic religious order of clerics regular founded in the 16th century to promote church reform and the renewal of priestly life.
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: Third Order of Saint Dominic
Target entity description: The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.

A. Third Order of Saint Francis
The Third Order of Saint Francis is a branch of the Franciscan family for laypeople and secular clergy who follow Franciscan spirituality and live according to a rule inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi while remaining in their ordinary life circumstances.
B. Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
C. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
D. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
E. Theatine Order
The Theatine Order is a Catholic religious order of clerics regular founded in the 16th century to promote church reform and the renewal of priestly life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of the Dominican Order ⓘ lay religious association ⓘ third order ⓘ
aimsAt	holiness of its members in their secular state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dominican Third Order ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Dominic Lay Dominicans ⓘ Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Dominic
canonicalStatus	public association of the faithful in many jurisdictions ⓘ
charism	apostolic life ⓘ contemplation ⓘ preaching ⓘ study ⓘ
emphasis	harmonizing prayer, study, community, and apostolate in lay life ⓘ
encourages	apostolic works in parishes and society ⓘ
followsRuleOf	Rule of Saint Dominic for the Laity ⓘ
formation	initial formation period before profession ⓘ ongoing formation in Dominican spirituality ⓘ
foundedBy	Dominican Order ⓘ linked to: Dominican friars
geographicScope	international ⓘ
governedBy	Master of the Order of Preachers ⓘ Provincial Promoter for the Laity ⓘ
hasPromiseType	perpetual promises ⓘ temporary promises ⓘ
lifestyle	members do not take religious vows as friars or nuns ⓘ members live in the world ⓘ
linkedTo	Dominican friars ⓘ Dominican nuns ⓘ Dominican sisters ⓘ linked to: Dominican nuns
memberStateOfLife	secular state ⓘ
memberType	lay faithful ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
mission	to bring the Gospel into secular environments ⓘ to share in the preaching mission of the Order of Preachers ⓘ
motto	Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare ⓘ
organizedIn	chapters ⓘ fraternities ⓘ
patronSaint	Saint Dominic ⓘ
relationToDominicanFamily	lay branch of the Dominican family ⓘ shares the same charism as Dominican friars and nuns ⓘ
religiousFamily	Order of Preachers ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires	living according to the Rule and Constitutions of the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic ⓘ
spirituality	Dominican spirituality ⓘ
spiritualPractices	Liturgy of the Hours as far as possible ⓘ daily prayer ⓘ participation in the sacraments ⓘ study of Church teaching ⓘ study of Sacred Scripture ⓘ
vocationType	lay vocation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Saint Rose of Lima → memberOf → Third Order of Saint Dominic ⓘ

Catherine of Siena → memberOf → Third Order of Saint Dominic ⓘ

Order of Preachers → hasLayBranch → Third Order (Lay Dominicans) ⓘ