General Chapter of the Order of Preachers
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The General Chapter of the Order of Preachers is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Dominican Order, where representatives convene to set policies, elect leaders, and guide the order’s global mission.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Chapter of the Order of Preachers canonical | 2 |
| Dominican Order (Santa Sabina as headquarters) | 1 |
| General Chapter of the Dominicans | 1 |
| Order of Preachers generalate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8063047 — 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: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers Context triple: [Order of Preachers, governingBody, General Chapter of the Order of Preachers]
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A.
General Chapter of the Carthusian Order
The General Chapter of the Carthusian Order is the supreme governing assembly of the Carthusian monastic community, responsible for overseeing its spiritual life, discipline, and liturgical practices.
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B.
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
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C.
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars, part of the Franciscan family, known for its simple lifestyle, preaching, and pastoral work.
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D.
Third Order of Saint Dominic
The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.
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E.
Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
- 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: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers Target entity description: The General Chapter of the Order of Preachers is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Dominican Order, where representatives convene to set policies, elect leaders, and guide the order’s global mission.
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A.
General Chapter of the Carthusian Order
The General Chapter of the Carthusian Order is the supreme governing assembly of the Carthusian monastic community, responsible for overseeing its spiritual life, discipline, and liturgical practices.
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B.
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
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C.
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars, part of the Franciscan family, known for its simple lifestyle, preaching, and pastoral work.
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D.
Third Order of Saint Dominic
The Third Order of Saint Dominic is a lay branch of the Dominican family whose members live out Dominican spirituality and mission while remaining in their secular state of life.
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E.
Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
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institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ legislative assembly ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capitulum Generale Ordinis Praedicatorum
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General Chapter of the Dominicans ⓘ
linked to:
General Chapter of the Order of Preachers
|
| convenes |
general curia of the Order of Preachers
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representatives of Dominican provinces ⓘ representatives of Dominican vicariates ⓘ |
| convenesAt |
Dominican convents
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Dominican houses of study ⓘ various locations worldwide ⓘ |
| decisionType | binding on all members of the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| elects |
Master of the Order of Preachers
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members of the general council of the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
houses of the Order of Preachers
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provinces of the Order of Preachers ⓘ vicariates of the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| hasRole |
highest decision-making authority in the Order of Preachers
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highest legislative authority in the Order of Preachers ⓘ supreme governing body of the Dominican Order ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
entire Order of Preachers
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Preachers
|
| languageOfProceedings |
Latin
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modern vernacular languages ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
approve or revise legislation of the Order of Preachers
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elect leaders of the Order of Preachers ⓘ guide the global mission of the Dominican Order ⓘ interpret the constitutions of the Order of Preachers ⓘ issue decrees binding on the whole Order of Preachers ⓘ set policies for the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| participantsInclude |
Master of the Order of Preachers
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delegates elected by Dominican provinces ⓘ general councillors of the Order of Preachers ⓘ provincials of the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dominican constitutions
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linked to:
Constitutions of the Order of Preachers
Dominican fundamental law ⓘ Dominican provinces ⓘ Master of the Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| religiousFamily |
Dominican Order
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linked to:
Dominican friars
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| religiousOrder | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
adaptation of Dominican life to contemporary circumstances
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apostolic works of the Order of Preachers ⓘ formation and studies in the Order of Preachers ⓘ governance of the Order of Preachers ⓘ mission of the Order of Preachers ⓘ observance of the Dominican constitutions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers Description of subject: The General Chapter of the Order of Preachers is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Dominican Order, where representatives convene to set policies, elect leaders, and guide the order’s global mission.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy
linked to: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers
linked to: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers
Cardinal-priest of Santa Sabina
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associatedWithOrder
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Dominican Order (Santa Sabina as headquarters)
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linked to: General Chapter of the Order of Preachers