Pope Sixtus III
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Pope Sixtus III was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his role in early Christological debates and for promoting major church building projects in Rome, including work on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Sixtus III canonical | 6 |
| Sixtus | 1 |
| Sixtus III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001906 — 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: Pope Sixtus III Context triple: [Pope Leo I, predecessor, Pope Sixtus III]
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A.
Pope Pius III
Pope Pius III was a briefly reigning Renaissance pope of the Catholic Church in 1503, known for his short pontificate and prior service as a respected cardinal and papal diplomat.
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B.
Pope Celestine IV
Pope Celestine IV was a 13th-century pontiff whose extremely brief papacy in 1241 occurred during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
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D.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church whose papacy is chiefly remembered for his role in the Counter-Reformation and his decision to reconvene the Council of Trent.
- 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: Pope Sixtus III Target entity description: Pope Sixtus III was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his role in early Christological debates and for promoting major church building projects in Rome, including work on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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A.
Pope Pius III
Pope Pius III was a briefly reigning Renaissance pope of the Catholic Church in 1503, known for his short pontificate and prior service as a respected cardinal and papal diplomat.
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B.
Pope Celestine IV
Pope Celestine IV was a 13th-century pontiff whose extremely brief papacy in 1241 occurred during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
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D.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church whose papacy is chiefly remembered for his role in the Counter-Reformation and his decision to reconvene the Council of Trent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 390 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 5th century ⓘ |
| commissionedWorkOn |
Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Lateran Basilica ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 440-08-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feastDay | March 28 ⓘ |
| givenName |
Sixtus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Sixtus III
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| honorificPrefix |
Pope
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| notableFor |
affirmation of the title Theotokos for the Virgin Mary
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consolidation of papal authority in the West ⓘ major church building projects in Rome ⓘ opposition to Nestorianism ⓘ patronage of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ restoration and decoration of Roman churches ⓘ role in early Christological debates ⓘ support of the Council of Ephesus (431) ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 440-08-19 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 432-07-31 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Sixtus III
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Sixtus III
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| placeOfBurial |
Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
|
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
Patriarch of the West ⓘ head of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Celestine I ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Christological controversies in the 5th century
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History of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ Papal primacy ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Leo I ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Nicene Christianity
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anti-Nestorian ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Referenced by (8)
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