Breviary of Aniane
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The Breviary of Aniane is a late 5th–early 6th century Visigothic legal code, issued under King Alaric II, that compiled and adapted Roman law for use in his kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breviarium Alaricianum | 1 |
| Breviary of Aniane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9822912 — 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: Breviary of Aniane Context triple: [Alaric II, alsoKnownAs, Breviary of Aniane]
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A.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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Ambrosian breviary
The Ambrosian breviary is the liturgical book containing the prayers, psalms, and readings used for the Divine Office in the Ambrosian tradition of the Catholic Church centered in Milan.
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Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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D.
Monologion
Monologion is a philosophical and theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that presents rational arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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E.
Bragan Breviary
The Bragan Breviary is the liturgical book containing the Divine Office according to the traditional Bragan Rite of the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal.
- 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: Breviary of Aniane Target entity description: The Breviary of Aniane is a late 5th–early 6th century Visigothic legal code, issued under King Alaric II, that compiled and adapted Roman law for use in his kingdom.
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A.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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B.
Ambrosian breviary
The Ambrosian breviary is the liturgical book containing the prayers, psalms, and readings used for the Divine Office in the Ambrosian tradition of the Catholic Church centered in Milan.
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C.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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D.
Monologion
Monologion is a philosophical and theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that presents rational arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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E.
Bragan Breviary
The Bragan Breviary is the liturgical book containing the Divine Office according to the traditional Bragan Rite of the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law compilation
ⓘ
Visigothic legal code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Breviarium Alaricianum
ⓘ
linked to:
Breviary of Aniane
Breviary of Alaric ⓘ Lex Romana Visigothorum ⓘ
linked to:
Lex Visigothorum
|
| appliesTo | Roman citizens living under Visigothic rule ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Roman subjects under Visigothic rule
ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman imperial constitutions
ⓘ
Roman juristic writings ⓘ Theodosian Code ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Theodosianus
|
| compilationMethod | selection and adaptation of earlier Roman legal texts ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Visigothic royal commission ⓘ |
| contains |
excerpts from the Theodosian Code
ⓘ
imperial constitutions postdating the Theodosian Code ⓘ interpretationes (interpretative notes) ⓘ passages from Roman jurists ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfIssue | 506 ⓘ |
| endTime | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| follows |
Theodosian Code
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Theodosianus
|
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Gaul
ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
|
| influenced |
later Visigothic legal compilations
ⓘ
medieval Roman law tradition in the West ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Alaric II ⓘ |
| issuerTitle | King of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
private law
ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | personal law system distinguishing Goths and Romans ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on Roman population in the Visigothic kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Roman law
ⓘ
Visigothic law ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | preserved in medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| notApplicableTo | ethnic Visigoths governed by Visigothic law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adapt Roman law for use in the Visigothic kingdom
ⓘ
to regulate Roman subjects under Visigothic rule ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Roman law studies
ⓘ
Visigothic legal history ⓘ |
| startTime | early 6th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
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linked to: Breviary of Aniane