De lapsis
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De lapsis is a mid-3rd-century Christian treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that addresses the problem of Christians who lapsed in faith during persecution and the conditions for their reconciliation with the Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De lapsis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De lapsis Context triple: [Cyprian of Carthage, notableWork, De lapsis]
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A.
La Pila
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B.
Ad Parnassum
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C.
The Gund
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D.
Fonte das Lágrimas
Fonte das Lágrimas is a historic fountain in Coimbra, Portugal, romantically associated with the tragic medieval love story of Pedro and Inês de Castro.
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E.
The Twelve
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- 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: De lapsis Target entity description: De lapsis is a mid-3rd-century Christian treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that addresses the problem of Christians who lapsed in faith during persecution and the conditions for their reconciliation with the Church.
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A.
La Pila
La Pila is a small village on Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, forming one of the hamlets of the municipality of Campo nell’Elba.
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B.
Ad Parnassum
Ad Parnassum is a 1932 pointillist-inspired painting by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, celebrated for its mosaic-like color fields and abstract architectural composition.
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C.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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D.
Fonte das Lágrimas
Fonte das Lágrimas is a historic fountain in Coimbra, Portugal, romantically associated with the tragic medieval love story of Pedro and Inês de Castro.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian treatise
ⓘ
Latin prose work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addressesEvent | Decian persecution ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 251 CE ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian community of Carthage
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Carthage
|
| author | Cyprian of Carthage ⓘ |
| criticizesGroup | confessors who presumed to grant reconciliation ⓘ |
| criticizesPractice | granting easy peace to the lapsed ⓘ |
| dateWritten | mid-3rd century ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
absolution
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apostasy ⓘ authority of the Church ⓘ church unity ⓘ confession ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ lapsi ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ role of bishops ⓘ sacramental penance ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
discipline of the Church
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gravity of idolatry ⓘ mercy of God ⓘ necessity of sincere repentance ⓘ |
| form | prose treatise ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral theology
ⓘ
penitential literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | persecution under Emperor Decius ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of works of Cyprian ⓘ |
| influenced |
doctrine of post-baptismal penance
ⓘ
later Latin penitential practice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian persecution
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ecclesial discipline ⓘ penance and reconciliation ⓘ treatment of lapsed Christians ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Carthage ⓘ |
| positionOnLapsed | allows reconciliation after suitable penance ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Patristic Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De unitate ecclesiae
ⓘ
Epistles of Cyprian ⓘ
linked to:
letters of Cyprian of Carthage
|
| religiousDenomination | early Latin Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
church history
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Catholic ecclesiology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
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Subject: De lapsis Description of subject: De lapsis is a mid-3rd-century Christian treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that addresses the problem of Christians who lapsed in faith during persecution and the conditions for their reconciliation with the Church.
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