Bishop Aringarosa
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Bishop Aringarosa is a fictional high-ranking Catholic cleric and Opus Dei leader in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his secretive and morally ambiguous role in the story’s conspiracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop Aringarosa canonical | 3 |
| recruited by Bishop Aringarosa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3030420 — 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: Bishop Aringarosa Context triple: [Alfred Molina, portrayed, Bishop Aringarosa]
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A.
Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra was a Spanish cleric who served as Archbishop of Manila and acting Governor-General of the Philippines during the British invasion and capture of Manila in 1762.
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B.
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Jaime Cardinal Sin was a prominent Filipino Catholic archbishop and cardinal who played a pivotal role in restoring democracy in the Philippines, most notably by helping to galvanize the peaceful uprising that toppled Ferdinand Marcos.
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C.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana was a Catholic prelate best known for ordaining Óscar Romero, the future archbishop and martyr of El Salvador.
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D.
John Cardinal McCloskey
John Cardinal McCloskey was the first American cardinal and a prominent 19th-century Archbishop of New York who oversaw major growth of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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E.
Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall is a Canadian rapper, producer, and music executive known for blending hip hop with dancehall and reggae influences.
- 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: Bishop Aringarosa Target entity description: Bishop Aringarosa is a fictional high-ranking Catholic cleric and Opus Dei leader in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his secretive and morally ambiguous role in the story’s conspiracy.
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A.
Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra was a Spanish cleric who served as Archbishop of Manila and acting Governor-General of the Philippines during the British invasion and capture of Manila in 1762.
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B.
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Jaime Cardinal Sin was a prominent Filipino Catholic archbishop and cardinal who played a pivotal role in restoring democracy in the Philippines, most notably by helping to galvanize the peaceful uprising that toppled Ferdinand Marcos.
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C.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana was a Catholic prelate best known for ordaining Óscar Romero, the future archbishop and martyr of El Salvador.
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D.
John Cardinal McCloskey
John Cardinal McCloskey was the first American cardinal and a prominent 19th-century Archbishop of New York who oversaw major growth of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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E.
Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall is a Canadian rapper, producer, and music executive known for blending hip hop with dancehall and reggae influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
Opus Dei leader ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Opus Dei ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Da Vinci Code
ⓘ
The Da Vinci Code (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Da Vinci Code
|
| associatedWith |
Silas
ⓘ
The Teacher (The Da Vinci Code) ⓘ
linked to:
The Teacher
|
| basedOn | no specific real individual ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
loyal to Opus Dei ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Italy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Dan Brown ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-historical ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Da Vinci Code ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Da Vinci Code (2003)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Da Vinci Code
|
| genre |
mystery fiction
ⓘ
thriller fiction ⓘ |
| involvedIn | The Da Vinci Code conspiracy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
fear of losing Opus Dei’s status
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protection of Opus Dei ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | conspirator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in secretive Church-related plot
ⓘ
leadership of Opus Dei in The Da Vinci Code ⓘ |
| occupation | Catholic cleric ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Da Vinci Code characters
ⓘ
linked to:
The Da Vinci Code
|
| position | head of Opus Dei ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday ⓘ |
| rank | bishop ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | mentor of Silas ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
faith versus institutional power
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moral compromise in pursuit of religious goals ⓘ |
| workType | character in a conspiracy thriller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop Aringarosa Description of subject: Bishop Aringarosa is a fictional high-ranking Catholic cleric and Opus Dei leader in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his secretive and morally ambiguous role in the story’s conspiracy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bishop Aringarosa