De Institutione Novitiorum
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De Institutione Novitiorum is a medieval spiritual and instructional treatise for novices in religious life, authored by the English archbishop and theologian Saint Edmund Rich.
All labels observed (1)
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| De Institutione Novitiorum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Institutione Novitiorum Context triple: [Saint Edmund Rich, wrote, De Institutione Novitiorum]
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A.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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B.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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C.
Institutiones
Institutiones is a foundational legal textbook of Roman law, traditionally attributed to the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and used for the instruction of law students.
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D.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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E.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Institutione Novitiorum Target entity description: De Institutione Novitiorum is a medieval spiritual and instructional treatise for novices in religious life, authored by the English archbishop and theologian Saint Edmund Rich.
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A.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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B.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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C.
Institutiones
Institutiones is a foundational legal textbook of Roman law, traditionally attributed to the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and used for the instruction of law students.
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D.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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E.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
instructional treatise
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medieval treatise ⓘ spiritual treatise ⓘ |
| associatedDiocese | Canterbury ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Saint Edmund Rich ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Abingdon ⓘ |
| author |
Edmund of Abingdon
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Saint Edmund Rich ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| doctrinalBasis | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatusOfAuthor | archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| focus |
cultivation of virtues
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rules for conduct in religious life ⓘ training of novices ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetical literature
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didactic literature ⓘ |
| hasType |
clerical instructional text
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pastoral guide ⓘ |
| historicalContext | high medieval English church ⓘ |
| influence | later monastic formation manuals ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | medieval university theology ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
guide for spiritual formation
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manual for novice masters ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
monastic novices
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novices in religious life ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext |
monastic life
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novitiate ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
chastity
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community life ⓘ humility ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
monastic observance
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moral instruction ⓘ religious formation ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | scholastic theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: De Institutione Novitiorum Description of subject: De Institutione Novitiorum is a medieval spiritual and instructional treatise for novices in religious life, authored by the English archbishop and theologian Saint Edmund Rich.
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Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury