sede vacante
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Sede vacante is the period when the papal office is vacant between the death or resignation of a pope and the election of his successor.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sede vacante canonical | 2 |
| Sede vacante | 1 |
| Sede vacante of 1758 | 1 |
| Vacancy of the Holy See | 1 |
| Vacante Sede Apostolica (Pius X) | 1 |
| sede vacante 2005 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762981 — 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: sede vacante Context triple: [Apostolic Camera, hasSpecialRoleDuring, sede vacante]
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A.
Papacy
The Papacy is the office and authority of the Pope as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and, historically, a significant political power in Europe.
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B.
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See is the Vatican office responsible for managing the Holy See’s real estate holdings and financial assets.
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C.
Holy See
The Holy See is the central governing authority of the Catholic Church and a sovereign subject of international law, headed by the Pope and based in Vatican City.
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D.
Apostolic Signatura
The Apostolic Signatura is the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority and supreme court, overseeing the administration of justice within the Church under the authority of the Holy See.
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E.
Sovereign of the Papal States
The Sovereign of the Papal States was the temporal ruler of the territories in central Italy under direct control of the pope, combining spiritual leadership of the Catholic Church with secular political authority.
- 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: sede vacante Target entity description: Sede vacante is the period when the papal office is vacant between the death or resignation of a pope and the election of his successor.
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A.
Papacy
The Papacy is the office and authority of the Pope as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and, historically, a significant political power in Europe.
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B.
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See is the Vatican office responsible for managing the Holy See’s real estate holdings and financial assets.
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C.
Holy See
The Holy See is the central governing authority of the Catholic Church and a sovereign subject of international law, headed by the Pope and based in Vatican City.
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D.
Apostolic Signatura
The Apostolic Signatura is the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority and supreme court, overseeing the administration of justice within the Church under the authority of the Holy See.
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E.
Sovereign of the Papal States
The Sovereign of the Papal States was the temporal ruler of the territories in central Italy under direct control of the pope, combining spiritual leadership of the Catholic Church with secular political authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
canonical concept ⓘ ecclesiastical term ⓘ |
| affectsDiocese | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| affectsOffice | heads of Roman Curia dicasteries ⓘ |
| affectsState | Vatican City ⓘ |
| allowsContinuationOfOffice |
Camerlengo
ⓘ
linked to:
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Major Penitentiary ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| appliesToOffice | papacy ⓘ |
| causeOfVacancy |
death of a pope
ⓘ
resignation of a pope ⓘ |
| causesCessationOfOffice | most heads of Roman Curia ⓘ |
| endsWith | election of a new pope ⓘ |
| endsWithEvent |
election of Pope Benedict XVI
ⓘ
election of Pope Francis ⓘ
linked to:
Papal conclave
|
| followsEvent |
death of Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| governedBy | apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ |
| grantsRoleTo | Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ |
| hasAdministrator | Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityFigure | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| hasDuration | variable ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalExample |
sede vacante 2005
ⓘ
linked to:
sede vacante
sede vacante 2013 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalMention |
Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to:
Missale Romanum
|
| hasOfficialInsignia |
sede vacante coat of arms
ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of the Holy See
|
| hasSymbol |
coat of arms of the Camerlengo
ⓘ
crossed keys without papal tiara ⓘ umbraculum ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
papal conclave
ⓘ
linked to:
Papal conclave
|
| isUsedIn |
canon law texts
ⓘ
ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ official Vatican documents ⓘ |
| limitsAuthorityOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | the seat being vacant ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | election of the pope ⓘ |
| prohibits | introduction of innovations in Church governance ⓘ |
| refersTo | period when the papal office is vacant ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
ⓘ
interregnum ⓘ papal conclave ⓘ |
| restricts | exercise of ordinary papal powers ⓘ |
| suspendsOffice |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
papal office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sede vacante Description of subject: Sede vacante is the period when the papal office is vacant between the death or resignation of a pope and the election of his successor.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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