Order of Poor Clares

E356328

Catholic religious order Franciscan religious family contemplative religious order

The Order of Poor Clares is a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order of nuns following a life of poverty and prayer in the Franciscan tradition.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Order of Saint Clare	15
Order of Poor Clares canonical	4
Capuchin Poor Clares	3
Order of Poor Ladies	2
Order of Poor Clare nuns	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3400490 — 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: Order of Poor Clares
Context triple: [Saint Clare of Assisi, founderOf, Order of Poor Clares]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars, part of the Franciscan family, known for its simple lifestyle, preaching, and pastoral work.
D. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
E. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
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: Order of Poor Clares
Target entity description: The Order of Poor Clares is a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order of nuns following a life of poverty and prayer in the Franciscan tradition.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars, part of the Franciscan family, known for its simple lifestyle, preaching, and pastoral work.
D. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
E. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order ⓘ Franciscan religious family ⓘ contemplative religious order ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	O.S.C. ⓘ O.S.Cap. ⓘ Order of Saint Clare ⓘ linked to: Order of Poor Clares Poor Clares ⓘ
associatedWithSaint	Clare of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Clare of Assisi Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
emphasizesVow	absolute poverty ⓘ
followsRuleOf	Rule of Saint Clare ⓘ
followsSpiritualityOf	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
foundedInCountry	Italy ⓘ
foundedInPlace	Assisi ⓘ
foundedInYear	1212 ⓘ
genderRestriction	women ⓘ
governedBy	abbess ⓘ
hasBranch	Capuchin Poor Clares ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Colettine Poor Clares ⓘ Primitive Observance Poor Clares ⓘ linked to: Poor Clares Urbanist Poor Clares ⓘ linked to: Poor Clares
hasCharism	contemplative life ⓘ enclosure ⓘ poverty ⓘ prayer ⓘ
hasCoFounder	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
hasFounder	Clare of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Clare of Assisi
hasMotherhouse	San Damiano, Assisi ⓘ linked to: San Damiano monastery, Assisi
lifestyle	cloistered ⓘ enclosed monastic ⓘ
liturgy	Roman Rite ⓘ
memberDesignation	nun ⓘ sister ⓘ
motto	Deus meus et omnia ⓘ
observes	papal enclosure ⓘ
partOf	Franciscan family ⓘ
presentIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
primaryActivity	Eucharistic adoration ⓘ contemplative prayer ⓘ liturgy of the hours ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
spiritualTradition	Franciscan ⓘ
vowsInclude	chastity ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ

How these facts were elicited