Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

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Catholic university Dominican institution higher education institution pontifical university university in Rome

The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) is a major Dominican-run pontifical university in Rome renowned for its programs in philosophy, theology, and canon law.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas	18
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas	9
Pontificia Università di San Tommaso d’Aquino	3
Pontifical Angelicum University	2
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)	2
Pontificia Universitas Sancti Thomae Aquinatis in Urbe	2
Accademia di San Tommaso	1
Angelicum (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)	1
Faculty of Philosophy of the Angelicum	1
Faculty of Theology of the Angelicum	1
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) canonical	1
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas campus	1
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas campus in Rome	1
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas main campus in Rome	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406491 — 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: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
Context triple: [Pope John Paul II, education, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)]

A. Roma Tre University
Roma Tre University is a public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its modern campus and multidisciplinary academic programs.
B. University of Bologna
The University of Bologna is a historic Italian institution founded in 1088 and widely regarded as the oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world.
C. Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza University of Rome is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe, renowned for its extensive research output and broad range of academic programs.
D. University of Pisa
The University of Pisa is one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship and historically associated with figures such as Galileo Galilei.
E. International Federation of Catholic Universities
The International Federation of Catholic Universities is a global association that brings together Catholic higher education institutions to promote collaboration in research, teaching, and service inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition.
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: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
Target entity description: The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) is a major Dominican-run pontifical university in Rome renowned for its programs in philosophy, theology, and canon law.

A. Roma Tre University
Roma Tre University is a public research university in Rome, Italy, known for its modern campus and multidisciplinary academic programs.
B. University of Bologna
The University of Bologna is a historic Italian institution founded in 1088 and widely regarded as the oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world.
C. Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza University of Rome is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe, renowned for its extensive research output and broad range of academic programs.
D. University of Pisa
The University of Pisa is one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship and historically associated with figures such as Galileo Galilei.
E. International Federation of Catholic Universities
The International Federation of Catholic Universities is a global association that brings together Catholic higher education institutions to promote collaboration in research, teaching, and service inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic university ⓘ Dominican institution ⓘ higher education institution ⓘ pontifical university ⓘ university in Rome ⓘ
academicSpecialization	canon law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ
address	Largo Angelicum 1, 00184 Rome, Italy ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
followsPhilosophicalTradition	Thomistic philosophy ⓘ
followsTheologicalTradition	Thomism ⓘ
foundedBy	Order of Preachers ⓘ
hasAcronym	PUST ⓘ
hasCampusType	urban ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Canon Law ⓘ Faculty of Philosophy ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Theology ⓘ
hasInstitute	Institute of Religious Studies ⓘ Institute of Spirituality ⓘ
hasLatinName	Pontificia Universitas Sancti Thomae Aquinatis in Urbe ⓘ linked to: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
hasMotto	Caritas veritatis ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	John Paul II ⓘ linked to: Pope John Paul II Karol Wojtyła ⓘ linked to: Pope John Paul II numerous Catholic bishops ⓘ numerous Catholic theologians ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Pontificia Universitas Sancti Thomae Aquinatis in Urbe ⓘ linked to: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) Pontificia Università di San Tommaso d’Aquino ⓘ linked to: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
hasPatron	Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
hasShortName	Angelicum ⓘ
isMemberOf	Conference of Rectors of the Roman Pontifical Universities ⓘ International Federation of Catholic Universities ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ Italian ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ historic center of Rome ⓘ
namedAfter	Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
offersDegreeIn	canon law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social sciences ⓘ spirituality ⓘ theology ⓘ
operatedBy	Order of Preachers ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Order of Preachers ⓘ
runBy	Dominican Order ⓘ linked to: Order of Preachers
typeOfInstitution	pontifical university ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	Holy See ⓘ
underEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOf	Congregation for Catholic Education ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for Culture and Education

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Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope John Paul II → education → Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) ⓘ

Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas → hasOfficialName → Pontificia Università di San Tommaso d’Aquino ⓘ

subject linked to: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)