papal bull Ad extirpanda

E311273

canonical decree papal bull

The papal bull *Ad extirpanda* is a 1252 decree by Pope Innocent IV that authorized and regulated the use of torture by inquisitors in the persecution of heresy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
papal bull "Ad exstirpanda"	1
papal bull Ad extirpanda canonical	1
papal bulls of Innocent IV	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940742 — 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: papal bull Ad extirpanda
Context triple: [Sinibaldo Fieschi, issuedDocument, papal bull Ad extirpanda]

A. papal bull Exsurge Domine
The papal bull *Exsurge Domine* is a 1520 decree by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings and threatening him with excommunication, marking a pivotal moment in the early Reformation.
B. papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo
The papal bull *Transiturus de hoc mundo* is a decree issued by Pope Urban IV in 1264 that established the Feast of Corpus Christi as a universal celebration in the Catholic Church.
C. papal bull Inter gravissimas
The papal bull *Inter gravissimas* was the 1582 decree by Pope Gregory XIII that reformed the calendar system, leading to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
D. Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
E. papal bull Inter caetera
The papal bull Inter caetera was a 1493 decree by Pope Alexander VI that granted Spain rights to newly discovered lands west of a demarcation line in the Atlantic, profoundly shaping early European colonial claims in the Americas.
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: papal bull Ad extirpanda
Target entity description: The papal bull *Ad extirpanda* is a 1252 decree by Pope Innocent IV that authorized and regulated the use of torture by inquisitors in the persecution of heresy.

A. papal bull Exsurge Domine
The papal bull *Exsurge Domine* is a 1520 decree by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings and threatening him with excommunication, marking a pivotal moment in the early Reformation.
B. papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo
The papal bull *Transiturus de hoc mundo* is a decree issued by Pope Urban IV in 1264 that established the Feast of Corpus Christi as a universal celebration in the Catholic Church.
C. papal bull Inter gravissimas
The papal bull *Inter gravissimas* was the 1582 decree by Pope Gregory XIII that reformed the calendar system, leading to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
D. Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
E. papal bull Inter caetera
The papal bull Inter caetera was a 1493 decree by Pope Alexander VI that granted Spain rights to newly discovered lands west of a demarcation line in the Atlantic, profoundly shaping early European colonial claims in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canonical decree ⓘ papal bull ⓘ
appliesTo	inquisitors ⓘ medieval Inquisition ⓘ secular authorities ⓘ
author	Pope Innocent IV ⓘ
authorizes	confiscation of property of convicted heretics ⓘ
cites	earlier anti-heresy legislation ⓘ
concerns	procedural rules for inquisitorial trials ⓘ transfer of condemned heretics to secular arm ⓘ treatment of imprisoned suspects of heresy ⓘ
dateOfIssue	1252 ⓘ
defines	conditions for use of torture ⓘ
genre	legal-ecclesiastical document ⓘ
hasCanonicalNumbering	not part of the Council of Trent canons ⓘ
hasEffect	institutionalized use of torture in heresy trials ⓘ strengthened cooperation between Church and secular power against heresy ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key document in history of Church and torture ⓘ
imposesLimit	torture not to be repeated without new evidence ⓘ torture not to cause loss of life ⓘ torture not to cause mutilation ⓘ
influenced	later inquisitorial practice ⓘ
issuedBy	Pope Innocent IV ⓘ
jurisdiction	Latin Christendom under papal authority ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalContext	medieval canon law on heresy ⓘ
legalForm	bull with leaden seal ⓘ
legalStatus	canon law decree ⓘ
mentions	Cathars ⓘ linked to: Catharism Waldensians ⓘ linked to: Waldensian churches
openingWords	Ad extirpanda de Christianorum fide haeretica pravitate ⓘ
placeOfIssue	Rome ⓘ
pontificateOf	Pope Innocent IV ⓘ
precedes	later papal legislation on the Inquisition ⓘ
purpose	persecution of heresy ⓘ suppression of heretics ⓘ
regulates	use of torture in inquisitorial procedure ⓘ
relatedTo	medieval Inquisition in northern Italy ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires	civil authorities to assist inquisitors ⓘ
subject	Inquisition ⓘ heresy ⓘ use of torture ⓘ
threatens	civil officials who refuse cooperation with excommunication ⓘ civil officials who refuse cooperation with loss of office ⓘ
timePeriod	13th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Sinibaldo Fieschi → issuedDocument → papal bull Ad extirpanda ⓘ

Innocentius PP. IV → issuedDocument → papal bull "Ad exstirpanda" ⓘ

linked to: papal bull Ad extirpanda

documents of Pope Innocent IV → hasPart → papal bulls of Innocent IV ⓘ