poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God"
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"Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" is a reflective religious poem by British diplomat and poet Cecil Spring Rice, best known as the source of the hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| poem "Urbs Dei" | 1 |
| poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10182358 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" Context triple: [Cecil Spring Rice, wrote, poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God"]
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A.
"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo
"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo is a foundational work of Christian theology and philosophy that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city while defending Christianity in the wake of Rome’s decline.
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B.
The City of God
The City of God is a foundational Christian philosophical and theological work by St. Augustine that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city and profoundly shaped Western thought on history, politics, and religion.
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C.
Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)
Poem 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") is Catullus’s celebrated Latin adaptation of a Sapphic love lyric, expressing intense emotional turmoil and physical symptoms of desire as he watches his beloved with another man.
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D.
"The Poet and the City" (essay)
"The Poet and the City" is a critical essay by W. H. Auden that reflects on the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the poet within modern urban and social life.
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E.
Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic Italian poem by Dante Alighieri that narrates a visionary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise and stands as one of the foundational works of Western literature.
- 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: poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" Target entity description: "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" is a reflective religious poem by British diplomat and poet Cecil Spring Rice, best known as the source of the hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country."
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A.
"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo
"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo is a foundational work of Christian theology and philosophy that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city while defending Christianity in the wake of Rome’s decline.
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B.
The City of God
The City of God is a foundational Christian philosophical and theological work by St. Augustine that contrasts the earthly city with the heavenly city and profoundly shaped Western thought on history, politics, and religion.
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C.
Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)
Poem 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") is Catullus’s celebrated Latin adaptation of a Sapphic love lyric, expressing intense emotional turmoil and physical symptoms of desire as he watches his beloved with another man.
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D.
"The Poet and the City" (essay)
"The Poet and the City" is a critical essay by W. H. Auden that reflects on the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the poet within modern urban and social life.
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E.
Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic Italian poem by Dante Alighieri that narrates a visionary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise and stands as one of the foundational works of Western literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
person ⓘ poem ⓘ poet ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The City of God ⓘ |
| author | Cecil Spring Rice ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | diplomat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | metrical verse ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The City of God ⓘ |
| hasPart | section later adapted as I Vow to Thee, My Country ⓘ |
| inspired | hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Vow to Thee, My Country
ⓘ
linked to:
hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country
Urbs Dei ⓘ |
| reflects |
Cecil Spring Rice’s religious convictions
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Cecil Spring Rice’s views on patriotism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian concept of the City of God
ⓘ
relationship between nation and God ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
contrast between earthly and heavenly loyalties ⓘ heavenly city ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| title |
Urbs Dei
ⓘ
linked to:
Leonine City
|
| usedAsSourceFor | text of the hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" Description of subject: "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God" is a reflective religious poem by British diplomat and poet Cecil Spring Rice, best known as the source of the hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country."
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
poem later adapted as hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country"
linked to: poem "Urbs Dei" / "The City of God"