Introduction to the Devout Life
E909186
Introduction to the Devout Life is a classic 17th-century Christian spiritual guide by St. Francis de Sales that offers practical advice for living a devout life in everyday circumstances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the Devout Life canonical | 4 |
| Introduction à la vie dévote | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11159763 — 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: Introduction to the Devout Life Context triple: [Rerum omnium perturbationem, relatedTo, Introduction to the Devout Life]
-
A.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
-
B.
A Quest for Godliness
A Quest for Godliness is a theological book by J. I. Packer that explores the spirituality, beliefs, and practices of the Puritans and their relevance for contemporary Christian life.
-
C.
Ascetical Homilies
Ascetical Homilies is a foundational collection of spiritual teachings and sermons by St. Isaac the Syrian, focusing on inner prayer, asceticism, and the contemplative life in Eastern Christian monastic tradition.
-
D.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
-
E.
De diligendo Deo
De diligendo Deo is a spiritual treatise by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux that explores the nature, reasons, and degrees of loving God.
- 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: Introduction to the Devout Life Target entity description: Introduction to the Devout Life is a classic 17th-century Christian spiritual guide by St. Francis de Sales that offers practical advice for living a devout life in everyday circumstances.
-
A.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
-
B.
A Quest for Godliness
A Quest for Godliness is a theological book by J. I. Packer that explores the spirituality, beliefs, and practices of the Puritans and their relevance for contemporary Christian life.
-
C.
Ascetical Homilies
Ascetical Homilies is a foundational collection of spiritual teachings and sermons by St. Isaac the Syrian, focusing on inner prayer, asceticism, and the contemplative life in Eastern Christian monastic tradition.
-
D.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
-
E.
De diligendo Deo
De diligendo Deo is a spiritual treatise by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux that explores the nature, reasons, and degrees of loving God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual guide
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| author |
Francis de Sales
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Francis de Sales
|
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| describedBySource | Catholic spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian devotional literature
ⓘ
ascetical theology ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasPart |
counsels on temptation
ⓘ
guidance on confession and communion ⓘ rules for conduct in society ⓘ treatise on prayer ⓘ treatise on virtues ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
detachment from sin
ⓘ
love of God ⓘ practice of virtue ⓘ prayer in daily life ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most influential works of Catholic spirituality ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic spiritual writers
ⓘ
modern Christian spiritual direction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Catholic ascetical tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
laypeople
ⓘ
people living in the world ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian devotion
ⓘ
everyday Christian life ⓘ lay spirituality ⓘ practical holiness ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
sanctification through ordinary duties
ⓘ
universal call to holiness in everyday life ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Introduction à la vie dévote
ⓘ
linked to:
Introduction to the Devout Life
|
| partOf | Catholic classics of spirituality ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1609 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | everyday circumstances of lay Christians ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Catholic spirituality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early modern period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Introduction to the Devout Life Description of subject: Introduction to the Devout Life is a classic 17th-century Christian spiritual guide by St. Francis de Sales that offers practical advice for living a devout life in everyday circumstances.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Introduction to the Devout Life