De Bono Pudicitiae
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De Bono Pudicitiae is a theological treatise by the 3rd-century Christian writer Novatian that argues for strict moral discipline and defends the virtue of chastity and penitential rigor in the early Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Bono Pudicitiae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Bono Pudicitiae Context triple: [Novatian, work, De Bono Pudicitiae]
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A.
Summus Poeninus
Summus Poeninus is the Latin name for the Great St Bernard Pass, a historic Alpine route linking Switzerland and Italy that has served as a key transalpine crossing since antiquity.
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B.
Spes Bona
Spes Bona is the Latin motto of the University of Cape Town, meaning "Good Hope" and reflecting the institution’s historical and regional identity.
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C.
De Clementia
De Clementia is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the virtue of clemency as an essential quality of a good ruler.
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D.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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E.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Bono Pudicitiae Target entity description: De Bono Pudicitiae is a theological treatise by the 3rd-century Christian writer Novatian that argues for strict moral discipline and defends the virtue of chastity and penitential rigor in the early Church.
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A.
Summus Poeninus
Summus Poeninus is the Latin name for the Great St Bernard Pass, a historic Alpine route linking Switzerland and Italy that has served as a key transalpine crossing since antiquity.
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B.
Spes Bona
Spes Bona is the Latin motto of the University of Cape Town, meaning "Good Hope" and reflecting the institution’s historical and regional identity.
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C.
De Clementia
De Clementia is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the virtue of clemency as an essential quality of a good ruler.
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D.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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E.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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Latin work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Novatianism ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian community
ⓘ
church leaders ⓘ |
| author | Novatian ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century ⓘ |
| circulation |
Western Church
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linked to:
Western Christianity
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| ecclesiasticalPositionReflected | strict discipline for post-baptismal sin ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ecclesial discipline
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sexual morality ⓘ virtue of chastity ⓘ |
| genre | treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Church ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman Christian community of the 3rd century
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early Latin theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Patristic era ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
chastity
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moral discipline ⓘ penitential rigor ⓘ |
| opposes |
lax penitential discipline
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moral laxity ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Latin Fathers ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
De Trinitate
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linked to:
De Trinitate ad Felicem
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Christian ethics courses
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church history ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian ethics
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church discipline ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
moral rigorism
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rigorous treatment of grave sin ⓘ strict penitential practice ⓘ |
| survivesAs | patristic text ⓘ |
| theologicalCurrent | early Christian theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Nicene era ⓘ |
| usedIn |
history of penance scholarship
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patristic studies ⓘ studies of early Christian morality ⓘ |
| virtueDefended |
continence
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pudicitia ⓘ sexual purity ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
treatise De Cibis Judaicis
subject linked to:
treatise De Bono Pudicitiae