Society of Saint-Sulpice

E451807

Roman Catholic society of apostolic life clerical society of apostolic life religious society

The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life dedicated primarily to the formation and education of priests.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Society of Saint-Sulpice canonical	12
Society of Saint Sulpice	2
Compagnie des Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice	1
Society of Saint-Sulpice, Canadian Province	1
Society of St. Sulpice	1
Society of the Priests of Saint Irenaeus (Lyon clergy)	1
Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4546539 — 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: Society of Saint-Sulpice
Context triple: [Sulpicians in Montreal, religiousOrder, Society of Saint-Sulpice]

A. Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
B. Society of the Visitation
The Society of the Visitation is a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, founded in the 17th century and dedicated to a contemplative life of prayer, humility, and service, particularly in the education of young women.
C. Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursulines of Quebec are a historic Roman Catholic religious order of women devoted to education, particularly of girls, and charitable works in Quebec.
D. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
E. Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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: Society of Saint-Sulpice
Target entity description: The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life dedicated primarily to the formation and education of priests.

A. Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
B. Society of the Visitation
The Society of the Visitation is a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, founded in the 17th century and dedicated to a contemplative life of prayer, humility, and service, particularly in the education of young women.
C. Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursulines of Quebec are a historic Roman Catholic religious order of women devoted to education, particularly of girls, and charitable works in Quebec.
D. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
E. Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic society of apostolic life ⓘ clerical society of apostolic life ⓘ religious society ⓘ
abbreviation	PSS ⓘ
canonicalCategory	society of apostolic life ⓘ
clergyType	diocesan priests ⓘ
commonName	Sulpicians ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	religious order ⓘ secular institute ⓘ
ecclesiasticalStatus	society of apostolic life of pontifical right ⓘ
educationalActivity	continuing formation of clergy ⓘ seminary administration ⓘ seminary teaching ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Catholic theological education ⓘ clergy formation ⓘ priestly education ⓘ
focusArea	intellectual formation of priests ⓘ pastoral formation of priests ⓘ spiritual formation of priests ⓘ
founder	Jean-Jacques Olier ⓘ
governedBy	superior general ⓘ linked to: Superior General
hasCharism	formation of future priests ⓘ service to diocesan clergy ⓘ
hasHouse	major seminary ⓘ seminary ⓘ theologate ⓘ
hasMemberDesignation	Sulpician ⓘ linked to: Sulpicians
languageOfOrigin	French ⓘ
liturgy	Roman Rite ⓘ
membershipType	priests ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Sulpicius the Pious ⓘ linked to: Saint Sulpitius the Pious
nativeName	Compagnie des Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice ⓘ linked to: Society of Saint-Sulpice
operatesIn	houses of formation ⓘ seminaries ⓘ
primaryApostolate	education of priests ⓘ formation of priests ⓘ seminary education ⓘ
purpose	to form diocesan clergy ⓘ to provide spiritual direction for seminarians ⓘ to teach theology and philosophy to seminarians ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires	incardination in a diocese ⓘ permission of the member’s bishop ⓘ
spiritualityTradition	French school of spirituality ⓘ
typeOfVows	promises typical of societies of apostolic life ⓘ
vocationFocus	priestly formation ⓘ

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