Society of Mary
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Catholic religious institute
clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
teaching religious congregation
The Society of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation, commonly known as the Marianists, dedicated to education and Marian-inspired spiritual life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Society of Mary canonical | 10 |
| Society of Mary (Marianists) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6258891 — 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: Society of Mary Context triple: [University of Dayton, religiousOrder, Society of Mary]
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A.
Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly known as the Claretian Missionaries, is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret dedicated to evangelization, education, and social ministry worldwide.
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B.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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C.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to evangelizing the poor and serving in challenging missionary territories worldwide.
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D.
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1854 by Jules Chevalier in France, dedicated to spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through pastoral, missionary, and social ministries worldwide.
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E.
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, social justice, and pastoral ministry worldwide.
- 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: Society of Mary Target entity description: The Society of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation, commonly known as the Marianists, dedicated to education and Marian-inspired spiritual life.
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A.
Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly known as the Claretian Missionaries, is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret dedicated to evangelization, education, and social ministry worldwide.
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B.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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C.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to evangelizing the poor and serving in challenging missionary territories worldwide.
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D.
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1854 by Jules Chevalier in France, dedicated to spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through pastoral, missionary, and social ministries worldwide.
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E.
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education, social justice, and pastoral ministry worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious institute
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clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ teaching religious congregation ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Marian consecration
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community life ⓘ lay collaboration ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
William Joseph Chaminade
ⓘ
linked to:
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
|
| foundedInCity | Bordeaux ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| founderBeatifiedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| founderBeatifiedInYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| hasCharism |
Marian devotion
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education ⓘ formation of faith communities ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Marianists
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linked to:
Marianist
|
| hasConstitutionApprovedInYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| hasFemaleBranch | Daughters of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| hasLayBranch |
Marianist Lay Communities
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linked to:
Marianist
|
| hasSpirituality | Marian spirituality ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French School of Spirituality
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linked to:
French School of Cardinal de Bérulle
|
| liturgicalFeastRelatedToFounder | January 22 ⓘ |
| memberType |
brothers
ⓘ
priests ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| motto | To Jesus through Mary ⓘ |
| operates |
colleges
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| patron |
Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| primaryApostolate |
parish ministry
ⓘ
retreats ⓘ schools ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| usesPostnominalInitials | S.M. ⓘ |
| vowsTaken |
chastity
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obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Society of Mary Description of subject: The Society of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation, commonly known as the Marianists, dedicated to education and Marian-inspired spiritual life.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Society of Mary
linked to: Society of Mary
College of Arts and Sciences (University of Dayton)
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religiousAffiliation
→
Society of Mary (Marianists)
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subject linked to:
College of Arts and Sciences
linked to: Society of Mary