Penitentiale Columbani
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Penitentiale Columbani is an early medieval monastic penitential handbook attributed to Columbanus of Bobbio, outlining specific sins and corresponding penances for use in Christian confession and discipline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penitential of Columbanus | 1 |
| Penitentiale Columbani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9307595 — 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: Penitentiale Columbani Context triple: [Columbanus of Bobbio, wrote, Penitentiale Columbani]
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A.
Liber Ordinum
Liber Ordinum is a principal medieval liturgical book of the Mozarabic Rite, containing the texts and rubrics for Mass, sacraments, and other ecclesiastical ceremonies used in early Iberian Christianity.
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B.
Gratian’s Decretum
Gratian’s Decretum is a 12th-century canon law collection that systematized and harmonized Church legal texts, becoming the foundational textbook for medieval ecclesiastical law.
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Corpus Iuris Canonici
The Corpus Iuris Canonici is the historical collection of fundamental texts of Roman Catholic canon law that formed the basis of church legal practice in the Latin Church until the early 20th century.
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D.
Liber Usualis
The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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E.
Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals
The Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals are a ninth-century collection of forged papal letters and church documents created to bolster ecclesiastical authority and papal primacy in disputes with secular rulers.
- 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: Penitentiale Columbani Target entity description: Penitentiale Columbani is an early medieval monastic penitential handbook attributed to Columbanus of Bobbio, outlining specific sins and corresponding penances for use in Christian confession and discipline.
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A.
Liber Ordinum
Liber Ordinum is a principal medieval liturgical book of the Mozarabic Rite, containing the texts and rubrics for Mass, sacraments, and other ecclesiastical ceremonies used in early Iberian Christianity.
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B.
Gratian’s Decretum
Gratian’s Decretum is a 12th-century canon law collection that systematized and harmonized Church legal texts, becoming the foundational textbook for medieval ecclesiastical law.
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C.
Corpus Iuris Canonici
The Corpus Iuris Canonici is the historical collection of fundamental texts of Roman Catholic canon law that formed the basis of church legal practice in the Latin Church until the early 20th century.
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D.
Liber Usualis
The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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E.
Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals
The Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals are a ninth-century collection of forged papal letters and church documents created to bolster ecclesiastical authority and papal primacy in disputes with secular rulers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious text
ⓘ
early medieval text ⓘ penitential handbook ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbanian monastic rule
ⓘ
linked to:
Regula Monachorum
Irish monasticism ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | traditionally attributed to Columbanus of Bobbio ⓘ |
| author | Columbanus of Bobbio ⓘ |
| century | 7th century ⓘ |
| classification | insular penitential ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext | Latin Church penitential practice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ascetic discipline
ⓘ
individual moral offenses ⓘ |
| genre | penitential ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for tariffed penance system
ⓘ
witness to early medieval private confession practices ⓘ |
| influenced |
continental canon penitentials
ⓘ
later medieval penitentials ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
confessors
ⓘ
monks ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | non-liturgical handbook for pastoral use ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | transmitted in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| placeAssociated |
Bobbio
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| prescribes | graded penances according to gravity of sins ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
confession
ⓘ
discipline ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Regula monachorum
ⓘ
linked to:
Regula Monachorum
other Irish and Anglo-Saxon penitentials ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext | monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Celtic Christianity studies
ⓘ
medieval canon law studies ⓘ medieval church history ⓘ |
| structure | list of specific sins with corresponding tariffs of penance ⓘ |
| subject |
monastic discipline
ⓘ
penance ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
moral theology
ⓘ
penitential discipline ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Penitentiale Columbani Description of subject: Penitentiale Columbani is an early medieval monastic penitential handbook attributed to Columbanus of Bobbio, outlining specific sins and corresponding penances for use in Christian confession and discipline.
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linked to: Penitentiale Columbani