Meaux Circle
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The Meaux Circle was an early 16th-century French reformist group of humanist theologians and clergy centered around Meaux that sought to renew the Catholic Church through biblical study and preaching.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meaux Circle canonical | 2 |
| Meaux circle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931945 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meaux Circle Context triple: [Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, associatedWith, Meaux Circle]
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Rue de Compiègne
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- 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: Meaux Circle Target entity description: The Meaux Circle was an early 16th-century French reformist group of humanist theologians and clergy centered around Meaux that sought to renew the Catholic Church through biblical study and preaching.
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A.
Rue de Compiègne
Rue de Compiègne is a street in Paris, France, located near Rue de Dunkerque in the area around Gare du Nord.
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B.
Boulevard de Magenta
Boulevard de Magenta is a major Parisian boulevard in the 9th and 10th arrondissements, known for connecting key railway stations and serving as a busy commercial thoroughfare.
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C.
Avenue Jean Médecin
Avenue Jean Médecin is one of the main shopping and transit thoroughfares in central Nice, France, lined with stores, cafés, and key urban landmarks.
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D.
Rue de Trèves
Rue de Trèves is a central street in Brussels’ European Quarter, known for its proximity to key European Union institutions and the Place du Luxembourg.
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E.
Quai de Grenelle
Quai de Grenelle is a riverside thoroughfare along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, known for its modern high-rise buildings and proximity to the Eiffel Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian humanist group
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religious reform movement ⓘ |
| aim |
moral reform of clergy
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promotion of biblical study ⓘ reform of preaching ⓘ renewal of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
ecclesiastical pressure
ⓘ
royal and theological opposition ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
remained within Catholic Church
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sympathetic to some evangelical ideas ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1525 ⓘ |
| focus |
preaching to the laity
ⓘ
reform of diocesan clergy ⓘ study of the Bible ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
French Reformation
ⓘ
pre-Reformation Catholic reform ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ Erasmian humanism ⓘ biblical humanism ⓘ |
| languageOfPreaching | French ⓘ |
| leader |
Guillaume Briçonnet
ⓘ
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to spread of biblical humanism in France
ⓘ
influenced early French Protestantism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meaux ⓘ |
| member |
François Vatable
ⓘ
Guillaume Briçonnet ⓘ Guillaume Farel ⓘ
linked to:
William Farel
Gérard Roussel ⓘ Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ Michel d’Arande ⓘ Noël Beda (as opponent) ⓘ Pierre Caroli ⓘ |
| method |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
pastoral reform ⓘ vernacular preaching ⓘ |
| movement | Catholic reform ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Faculty of Theology of Paris
ⓘ
Sorbonne theologians ⓘ |
| patron | Guillaume Briçonnet ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| startTime | circa 1518 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Marguerite de Navarre ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Christian humanism
ⓘ
biblical humanism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
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linked to: Meaux Circle