Custody of the Holy Land

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Catholic religious institution Franciscan religious province ecclesiastical jurisdiction

Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Custody of the Holy Land canonical	8
Custos of the Holy Land	3
Custodia Terrae Sanctae	1
Custodian of the Holy Land	1
Custody of the Holy Land (Franciscans)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3007549 — 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: Custody of the Holy Land
Context triple: [Church of All Nations, governingBody, Custody of the Holy Land]

A. Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
B. Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
C. The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
D. Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
E. Franconian Jerusalem
Franconian Jerusalem is a historical nickname for the German city of Fürth, reflecting its once-significant Jewish community and cultural life.
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: Custody of the Holy Land
Target entity description: Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.

A. Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
B. Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
C. Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
D. The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
E. Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious institution ⓘ Franciscan religious province ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
administrativeCenter	St. Saviour Monastery, Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Saint Saviour Monastery, Jerusalem
coatOfArms	Jerusalem cross with Franciscan symbols ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
establishedBy	papal bulls of Clement VI ⓘ
foundedBy	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ Pope Clement VI ⓘ
founder	Franciscan Order ⓘ
hasActivity	education ⓘ interreligious dialogue ⓘ management of pilgrim hostels and guest houses ⓘ preservation of Christian archaeological sites ⓘ publication of religious and historical studies ⓘ social services ⓘ
hasCommunity	Franciscan friars ⓘ linked to: Franciscan Order lay collaborators ⓘ religious sisters ⓘ
hasOffice	Custos of the Holy Land ⓘ linked to: Custody of the Holy Land
hasPublication	Terra Sancta magazine ⓘ
hasRole	guardian of the Holy Places ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Jerusalem ⓘ
inception	1342 ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
mission	care of Christian holy places in the Holy Land ⓘ pastoral care of local Christian communities ⓘ welcoming and assisting pilgrims ⓘ
motto	Deus lo vult (God wills it) ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.custodia.org ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
regionServed	Cyprus ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Gulf States ⓘ linked to: Persian Gulf states Holy Land ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Syria ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
responsibleFor	Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ linked to: Church of the Holy Sepulchre Basilica of the Nativity ⓘ linked to: Church of the Nativity Christian sanctuaries in Bethlehem ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in Galilee ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in Jerusalem ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Desert of Judea ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Mount of Olives area ⓘ Christian sanctuaries in the Mount of Tabor ⓘ Shrine of the Annunciation in Nazareth ⓘ linked to: Basilica of the Annunciation
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
subordinateTo	Holy See ⓘ Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Church of All Nations → governingBody → Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ

Church of the Annunciation → governingBody → Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ

Church of the Transfiguration → partOf → Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ

Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land → leaderTitle → Custos of the Holy Land ⓘ