Book II of the Dialogues
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Book II of the Dialogues is the second volume in Pope Gregory the Great’s hagiographical work, focusing largely on the life and miracles of Saint Benedict of Nursia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book II of the Dialogues canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book II of the Dialogues Context triple: [Dialogues, hasPart, Book II of the Dialogues]
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Book I of the Dialogues
Book I of the Dialogues is the opening section of David Hume’s philosophical work "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," in which he begins the staged conversation examining arguments about the existence and nature of God.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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Dialogues of Plato
Dialogues of Plato is a foundational collection of philosophical texts in which the ancient Greek thinker Plato explores ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology through conversations, often featuring Socrates as the central character.
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E.
Timaeus
Timaeus is a Platonic dialogue that presents a cosmological account of the universe’s creation, structure, and order through the speech of the character Timaeus.
- 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: Book II of the Dialogues Target entity description: Book II of the Dialogues is the second volume in Pope Gregory the Great’s hagiographical work, focusing largely on the life and miracles of Saint Benedict of Nursia.
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A.
Book I of the Dialogues
Book I of the Dialogues is the opening section of David Hume’s philosophical work "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," in which he begins the staged conversation examining arguments about the existence and nature of God.
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B.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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C.
Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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D.
Dialogues of Plato
Dialogues of Plato is a foundational collection of philosophical texts in which the ancient Greek thinker Plato explores ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology through conversations, often featuring Socrates as the central character.
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E.
Timaeus
Timaeus is a Platonic dialogue that presents a cosmological account of the universe’s creation, structure, and order through the speech of the character Timaeus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
ⓘ
hagiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monasticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory the Great
ⓘ
Pope Gregory I ⓘ
linked to:
Gregory the Great
|
| circulatedWithin | Western monastic communities ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of exorcisms
ⓘ
accounts of healings ⓘ accounts of prophetic visions ⓘ accounts of protection from physical danger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 6th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
founding of Monte Cassino by Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
miraculous events in Benedict’s monastic community ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
life of Saint Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
miracles of Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
saint’s life ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Benedict of Nursia
monks of Benedict’s community ⓘ various laypeople aided by Benedict ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
later hagiographical traditions about Benedict
ⓘ
medieval Benedictine spirituality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian monks
ⓘ
lay Christians seeking edification ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ |
| partOf | Dialogues of Gregory the Great ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of the Dialogues
ⓘ
Book III of the Dialogues ⓘ Book IV of the Dialogues ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
asceticism
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ miracles as signs of holiness ⓘ monastic obedience ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Italy in the 5th and 6th centuries ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Latin patristic theology ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Liber II Dialogorum ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
cult of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
iconography of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| workNumberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
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