the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne

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academic institution theological faculty

The Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne was the prestigious theological faculty of the University of Paris, long regarded as one of medieval and early modern Europe’s leading centers of Catholic doctrinal teaching and scholarship.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Faculty of Theology of the University of Paris	2
the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne canonical	2
Faculty of Theology of Paris	1
Sorbonne theologians	1
University of Paris Faculty of Theology	1
University of Paris theologians	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8398972 — 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: the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne
Context triple: [First Meditation, dedicatedWithinWorkTo, the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne]

A. de Sorbon
de Sorbon is the surname of Robert de Sorbon, the 13th-century French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.
B. Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris is a prominent Roman Catholic seminary historically renowned for training clergy and missionaries in the heart of Paris, France.
C. Institut Catholique de Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris is a renowned private Catholic university in Paris known for its programs in theology, philosophy, and the humanities.
D. College of Louis le Grand
The College of Louis le Grand is a prestigious Parisian secondary school and former Jesuit institution historically known for educating many prominent political, intellectual, and literary figures.
E. Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology
The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology is a theological and priestly formation faculty within Comenius University in Bratislava, focusing on Catholic theology, philosophy, and related religious studies.
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: the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne
Target entity description: The Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne was the prestigious theological faculty of the University of Paris, long regarded as one of medieval and early modern Europe’s leading centers of Catholic doctrinal teaching and scholarship.

A. de Sorbon
de Sorbon is the surname of Robert de Sorbon, the 13th-century French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.
B. Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris is a prominent Roman Catholic seminary historically renowned for training clergy and missionaries in the heart of Paris, France.
C. Institut Catholique de Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris is a renowned private Catholic university in Paris known for its programs in theology, philosophy, and the humanities.
D. College of Louis le Grand
The College of Louis le Grand is a prestigious Parisian secondary school and former Jesuit institution historically known for educating many prominent political, intellectual, and literary figures.
E. Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology
The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology is a theological and priestly formation faculty within Comenius University in Bratislava, focusing on Catholic theology, philosophy, and related religious studies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic institution ⓘ theological faculty ⓘ
academicDiscipline	theology ⓘ
associatedWith	French monarchy ⓘ Sorbonne college ⓘ linked to: La Sorbonne papacy ⓘ
authorityOn	Catholic doctrine ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
fieldOfStudy	Catholic doctrine ⓘ sacred theology ⓘ theology ⓘ
governedBy	theological faculty statutes of the University of Paris ⓘ
grantedDegree	bachelor in theology ⓘ doctorate in theology ⓘ licentiate in theology ⓘ
hasCampus	Sorbonne ⓘ linked to: La Sorbonne
heritage	medieval university tradition ⓘ
influenced	Catholic doctrinal debates ⓘ Catholic theological education in Europe ⓘ
influencedBy	Augustinian theology ⓘ Thomism ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ
knownFor	Catholic doctrinal teaching ⓘ influence on Catholic orthodoxy in Europe ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ theological scholarship ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Latin Quarter of Paris ⓘ linked to: Latin Quarter Paris ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
locatedInBuilding	Sorbonne building ⓘ linked to: Church of the Sorbonne, Paris
partOf	Faculties of the University of Paris ⓘ linked to: University of Paris University of Paris ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
reputation	leading center of Catholic theology in early modern Europe ⓘ leading center of Catholic theology in medieval Europe ⓘ
role	advising Church and state on doctrinal matters ⓘ training Catholic clergy ⓘ
sisterFaculty	Faculty of Arts of the University of Paris ⓘ Faculty of Law of the University of Paris ⓘ linked to: Faculty of Law of Paris Faculty of Medicine of the University of Paris ⓘ linked to: Faculté de médecine de Paris
status	prestigious ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
tradition	Catholic scholastic tradition ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

First Meditation → dedicatedWithinWorkTo → the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne ⓘ

Sixth Meditation → dedicatedTo → the Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne ⓘ

Meaux Circle → opposedBy → Sorbonne theologians ⓘ