Roman Pontifical
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The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Pontifical canonical | 7 |
| Pontificale Romanum | 4 |
| Caeremoniale Episcoporum | 1 |
| Roman Pontifical tradition | 1 |
| post–Vatican II Roman Pontifical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373830 — 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: Roman Pontifical Context triple: [Latin Rite, hasLiturgicalBook, Roman Pontifical]
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A.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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B.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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C.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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E.
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church codified in the 16th century and used as its standard form of the Mass for several centuries.
- 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: Roman Pontifical Target entity description: The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.
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A.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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B.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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C.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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E.
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church codified in the 16th century and used as its standard form of the Mass for several centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical book
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liturgical book ⓘ pontifical ⓘ |
| authority | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ |
| compiledFor | bishops of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| contains |
blessing rites
ⓘ
ceremonies ⓘ confirmation rites ⓘ ordination rites ⓘ rites ⓘ rites for blessing of oils ⓘ rites for consecration of altars ⓘ rites for consecration of churches ⓘ rites for dedication of a church ⓘ rites for ordination of bishops ⓘ rites for ordination of deacons ⓘ rites for ordination of priests ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
post–Vatican II Roman Pontifical
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linked to:
Roman Pontifical
pre–Vatican II Roman Pontifical ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | episcopal liturgical book ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| publisher | Holy See ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ceremonial of Bishops
ⓘ
Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to:
Missale Romanum
Roman Ritual ⓘ |
| revisedAfter | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Latin-rite bishops
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Pope ⓘ archbishops ⓘ bishops ⓘ cardinals ⓘ patriarchs of the Latin Church ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blessing of objects
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blessing of persons ⓘ blessing of places ⓘ consecration of chrism ⓘ episcopal ceremonies ⓘ installation of abbots ⓘ sacramental celebrations ⓘ solemn liturgical functions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Latin Church ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Rite
cathedral liturgies ⓘ diocesan liturgies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Pontifical Description of subject: The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Roman Pontifical
subject linked to:
litany of the saints