Pope Honorius II
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Pope Honorius II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1124 to 1130, noted for his role in church reform and his support of military religious orders during the early Crusades.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Honorius II canonical | 6 |
| Honorius II | 1 |
| Papa Honorius II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4871354 — 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: Pope Honorius II Context triple: [Knights Templar, approvedBy, Pope Honorius II]
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A.
Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II was a 12th-century pope whose reign was marked by intense conflict with secular rulers over the authority to appoint bishops, a central issue in the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Calixtus II was a 12th-century pontiff best known for resolving the Investiture Controversy through the Concordat of Worms and asserting papal authority over secular rulers.
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C.
Pope Eugene III
Pope Eugene III was a 12th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Second Crusade and being the first Cistercian monk to become pope.
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D.
Pope Honorius III
Pope Honorius III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1216 to 1227, known for approving the Dominican and Franciscan orders and promoting crusades, including efforts to launch the Fifth Crusade.
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E.
Pope Clement III
Pope Clement III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1187 to 1191, known for his role during the time of the Third Crusade.
- 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: Pope Honorius II Target entity description: Pope Honorius II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1124 to 1130, noted for his role in church reform and his support of military religious orders during the early Crusades.
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A.
Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II was a 12th-century pope whose reign was marked by intense conflict with secular rulers over the authority to appoint bishops, a central issue in the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Calixtus II was a 12th-century pontiff best known for resolving the Investiture Controversy through the Concordat of Worms and asserting papal authority over secular rulers.
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C.
Pope Eugene III
Pope Eugene III was a 12th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Second Crusade and being the first Cistercian monk to become pope.
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D.
Pope Honorius III
Pope Honorius III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1216 to 1227, known for approving the Dominican and Franciscan orders and promoting crusades, including efforts to launch the Fifth Crusade.
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E.
Pope Clement III
Pope Clement III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1187 to 1191, known for his role during the time of the Third Crusade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Honorius II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Honorius II
Papa Honorius II ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Honorius II
|
| appointed | various bishops in Europe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frangipani family
ⓘ
Pierleoni family ⓘ |
| birthName | Lamberto Scannabecchi ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ficocle
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Romagna ⓘ
linked to:
Emilia-Romagna
near Faenza ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
relations with the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
relations with the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| conflict | Roman noble families over papal election ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 13 February 1130 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| endTime | 1130 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| headOf |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| honorificPrefix | Pope ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gregorian Reform ⓘ |
| inOfficeDuring |
Crusader States in the Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Crusader states
|
| issuedDocument | Papal bulls in favor of military orders ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
Papal States ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuation of Gregorian Reform policies
ⓘ
involvement in church reform ⓘ role in early Crusades policy ⓘ support of military religious orders ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 13 February 1130 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 21 December 1124 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin ⓘ Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pope Callixtus II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Calixtus II
|
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| startTime | 1124 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Innocent II ⓘ |
| supported |
Knights Hospitaller
ⓘ
Knights Templar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Pope Honorius II Description of subject: Pope Honorius II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1124 to 1130, noted for his role in church reform and his support of military religious orders during the early Crusades.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pope Honorius II
linked to: Pope Honorius II