Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

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Catholic religious order clerical religious institute

The Canons Regular of Saint Augustine are a Roman Catholic religious order of clerics living in community under the Rule of St. Augustine, dedicated to a life of liturgical prayer, pastoral ministry, and communal apostolic work.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Augustinian Canons Regular	10
Augustinian Canons	7
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine canonical	6
Augustinian canons	3
Augustinian canons (historical)	1
Augustinian canons regular	1
Augustinian order	1
Canons Regular of St. Augustine	1
Canons Regular of the Lateran	1
Norbertine order	1
Norbertines	1
Order of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine	1
Premonstratensians	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2539739 — 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: Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
Context triple: [Saint Anthony of Padua, previousReligiousOrder, Canons Regular of Saint Augustine]

A. Augustinians
The Augustinians are a Catholic religious order following the Rule of St. Augustine, historically active in missionary, educational, and pastoral work worldwide, including in Spanish America.
B. Order of Saint Augustine
The Order of Saint Augustine is a Catholic mendicant religious order founded in the 13th century that follows the Rule of St. Augustine and is known for its pastoral work, scholarship, and missionary activity worldwide.
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. Carthusian Order
The Carthusian Order is a Roman Catholic monastic order founded by St. Bruno in the 11th century, renowned for its strict contemplative life of silence, solitude, and prayer.
E. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
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: Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
Target entity description: The Canons Regular of Saint Augustine are a Roman Catholic religious order of clerics living in community under the Rule of St. Augustine, dedicated to a life of liturgical prayer, pastoral ministry, and communal apostolic work.

A. Augustinians
The Augustinians are a Catholic religious order following the Rule of St. Augustine, historically active in missionary, educational, and pastoral work worldwide, including in Spanish America.
B. Order of Saint Augustine
The Order of Saint Augustine is a Catholic mendicant religious order founded in the 13th century that follows the Rule of St. Augustine and is known for its pastoral work, scholarship, and missionary activity worldwide.
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. Carthusian Order
The Carthusian Order is a Roman Catholic monastic order founded by St. Bruno in the 11th century, renowned for its strict contemplative life of silence, solitude, and prayer.
E. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order ⓘ clerical religious institute ⓘ
aimsAt	sanctification of its members ⓘ sanctification of the faithful through ministry ⓘ
canonicalCategory	institute of consecrated life ⓘ
canonicalStatus	clerics regular living in community ⓘ
communityStructure	houses or priories ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	mendicant orders ⓘ monastic orders ⓘ
emphasizes	integration of contemplative and active life ⓘ
followsRule	Rule of Saint Augustine ⓘ
formationIncludes	pastoral training ⓘ philosophical studies ⓘ theological studies ⓘ
governedBy	constitutions approved by ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
hasLifestyle	chaste celibacy ⓘ common life ⓘ community of goods ⓘ obedience ⓘ
hasMission	evangelization ⓘ promotion of liturgical life ⓘ service to the local church ⓘ
hasType	canons regular ⓘ
inspiredBy	writings of Saint Augustine ⓘ
languageOfRule	Latin ⓘ
leadershipRole	abbot ⓘ prior ⓘ
liturgicalFocus	celebration of the Divine Office ⓘ celebration of the Eucharist ⓘ
livesIn	religious community ⓘ
memberType	clerics ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Augustine of Hippo ⓘ linked to: Augustine of Hippo
obeys	local bishop in pastoral matters ⓘ
pastoralActivities	administration of the sacraments ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ preaching ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ
primaryCharism	communal apostolic work ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires	ordination for most members ⓘ profession of religious vows ⓘ
spiritualityTradition	Augustinian spirituality ⓘ
spiritualPractices	common prayer ⓘ community chapter ⓘ lectio divina ⓘ
vocationFocus	care of souls ⓘ service at the altar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited