Madonna University
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Madonna University is a private Catholic liberal arts university known for its career-focused programs and Franciscan values, located in Livonia, Michigan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madonna University canonical | 5 |
| Madonna College | 1 |
| Madonna University athletics department | 1 |
| Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2450941 — 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: Madonna University Context triple: [Livonia, Michigan, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Madonna University]
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A.
Barry University
Barry University is a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida, known for its diverse academic programs and professional studies.
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B.
Albertus University
Albertus University was a historic German university in Königsberg, East Prussia, renowned as a center of Enlightenment scholarship and the workplace of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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C.
Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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D.
Davenport University
Davenport University is a private, career-focused university based in Michigan, offering a range of business, technology, and health programs both on campus and online.
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E.
College of St. Mary of the Springs
The College of St. Mary of the Springs was a Catholic liberal arts college in Columbus, Ohio, that later became Ohio Dominican University.
- 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: Madonna University Target entity description: Madonna University is a private Catholic liberal arts university known for its career-focused programs and Franciscan values, located in Livonia, Michigan.
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A.
Barry University
Barry University is a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida, known for its diverse academic programs and professional studies.
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B.
Albertus University
Albertus University was a historic German university in Königsberg, East Prussia, renowned as a center of Enlightenment scholarship and the workplace of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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C.
Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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D.
Davenport University
Davenport University is a private, career-focused university based in Michigan, offering a range of business, technology, and health programs both on campus and online.
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E.
College of St. Mary of the Springs
The College of St. Mary of the Springs was a Catholic liberal arts college in Columbus, Ohio, that later became Ohio Dominican University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic university
ⓘ
Franciscan institution ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ private university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
business
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ education ⓘ health sciences ⓘ hospitality and tourism management ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ nursing ⓘ religious studies ⓘ sign language studies ⓘ social work ⓘ |
| academicFocus | career-focused programs ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation | NAIA ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| campusType | suburban campus ⓘ |
| city |
Livonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Livonia, Michigan
|
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| establishedIn | 1937 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Madonna College
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna University
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Junior College ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Felician Sisters ⓘ |
| foundingReligiousOrder |
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice
ⓘ
linked to:
Felician Sisters
|
| governedAs | private nonprofit institution ⓘ |
| hasCampus | main campus in Livonia, Michigan ⓘ |
| hasCenter | satellite centers in Michigan ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Crusaders ⓘ |
| hasMotto | We are committed to excellence ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Livonia, Michigan
ⓘ
Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ |
| offers |
certificate programs
ⓘ
graduate programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousTradition |
Franciscan
ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
|
| state |
Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan (most of state)
|
| values |
Franciscan values
ⓘ
peace and justice ⓘ respect for the dignity of each person ⓘ responsible stewardship ⓘ service ⓘ |
| website | https://www.madonna.edu/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Madonna University Description of subject: Madonna University is a private Catholic liberal arts university known for its career-focused programs and Franciscan values, located in Livonia, Michigan.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madonna University
linked to: Madonna University