De mortalitate
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De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
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| De mortalitate canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De mortalitate Context triple: [Cyprian of Carthage, notableWork, De mortalitate]
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A.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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B.
Masses for the Dead
Masses for the Dead are Catholic liturgical celebrations offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, with specific prayers, readings, and rites focused on mourning and intercession.
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C.
D’entre les morts
D’entre les morts is a 1954 French crime novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac that served as the literary basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film Vertigo.
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D.
Los Muermos
Los Muermos is a small Chilean town and commune in the Los Lagos Region, known for its rural economy and proximity to the coastal and agricultural areas of southern Chile.
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E.
The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
- 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 mortalitate Target entity description: De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
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A.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
-
B.
Masses for the Dead
Masses for the Dead are Catholic liturgical celebrations offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, with specific prayers, readings, and rites focused on mourning and intercession.
-
C.
D’entre les morts
D’entre les morts is a 1954 French crime novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac that served as the literary basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film Vertigo.
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D.
Los Muermos
Los Muermos is a small Chilean town and commune in the Los Lagos Region, known for its rural economy and proximity to the coastal and agricultural areas of southern Chile.
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E.
The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological treatise
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Latin prose work ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christian response to persecution
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fear of death among Christians ⓘ meaning of plague for believers ⓘ |
| alternativeName | On Mortality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Latin Church Fathers ⓘ |
| audience | Christian community ⓘ |
| author | Cyprian of Carthage ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
affirms eternal life for the faithful
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affirms resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
blessedness of the afterlife
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detachment from worldly goods ⓘ transience of earthly life ⓘ value of martyrdom ⓘ |
| encourages |
preparation for death
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trust in God amid suffering ⓘ |
| genre | consolatory literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian reflections on death ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | treatise ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian martyrdom
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death ⓘ hope of eternal life ⓘ persecution ⓘ plague ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cyprianic corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Treatises of Cyprian of Carthage
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| placeAssociatedWith | Carthage ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Latin Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
New Testament
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Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
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| studiedIn |
Christian spirituality
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historical theology ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christian consolation
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eschatology ⓘ providence of God ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | plague in Carthage ⓘ |
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