Reginald Pecock
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Reginald Pecock was a 15th-century Welsh theologian and controversial English bishop known for his critical and rational approach to church tradition and authority.
All labels observed (1)
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| Reginald Pecock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5412772 — 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: Reginald Pecock Context triple: [Donation of Constantine, criticizedBy, Reginald Pecock]
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A.
Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley was a British Conservative politician and Thatcher-era cabinet minister known for his strong free-market views and controversial role in shaping UK economic and industrial policy.
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B.
William Waynflete
William Waynflete was a 15th-century English bishop, Lord Chancellor, and prominent educational patron best known for his role in the development of Oxford University.
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C.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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D.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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E.
Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
- 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: Reginald Pecock Target entity description: Reginald Pecock was a 15th-century Welsh theologian and controversial English bishop known for his critical and rational approach to church tradition and authority.
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A.
Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley was a British Conservative politician and Thatcher-era cabinet minister known for his strong free-market views and controversial role in shaping UK economic and industrial policy.
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B.
William Waynflete
William Waynflete was a 15th-century English bishop, Lord Chancellor, and prominent educational patron best known for his role in the development of Oxford University.
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C.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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D.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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E.
Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic bishop
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human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 14th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 15th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1395 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1460 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | The Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the Clergy (self-authored) ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| facedWith | charges of heresy ⓘ |
| familyName | Pecock ⓘ |
| givenName | Reginald ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of extreme Lollard positions
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emphasis on reason in theology ⓘ rational defense of church authority ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| movement | late medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
deprived of his bishopric
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forced public recantation of his views ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Book of Faith
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The Donet ⓘ The Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the Clergy ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn | controversies over Lollardy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wales ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Thorney Abbey
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linked to:
Thorney Abbey (translated relics)
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| placeOfDetention |
Thorney Abbey
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linked to:
Thorney Abbey (translated relics)
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| positionHeld |
Bishop of Chichester
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Bishop of St Asaph ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | secular clergy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Christian apologetics
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church authority ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ heresy ⓘ |
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