Spe salvi
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Spe salvi is Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 encyclical that reflects on the Christian understanding of hope and its significance for human life and salvation.
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| Spe salvi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11690928 — 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: Spe salvi Context triple: [Spe salvi facti sumus, thematicFoundationOf, Spe salvi]
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A.
Sauviat
Sauviat is a commune in central France, located within the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne region.
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B.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that launches an epic space opera series blending alien contact, interstellar travel, and intricate political intrigue.
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C.
Salvation
Salvation is the fourth and final downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, featuring additional multiplayer maps and the concluding chapter of the Zombies storyline.
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D.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a high-energy punk rock song by the American band Rancid, known for its catchy chorus and prominent ska influences.
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E.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a 1939 religious book by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, then president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, outlining Jehovah’s Witnesses’ views on deliverance through God’s Kingdom.
- 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: Spe salvi Target entity description: Spe salvi is Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 encyclical that reflects on the Christian understanding of hope and its significance for human life and salvation.
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A.
Sauviat
Sauviat is a commune in central France, located within the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne region.
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B.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that launches an epic space opera series blending alien contact, interstellar travel, and intricate political intrigue.
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C.
Salvation
Salvation is the fourth and final downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, featuring additional multiplayer maps and the concluding chapter of the Zombies storyline.
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D.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a high-energy punk rock song by the American band Rancid, known for its catchy chorus and prominent ska influences.
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E.
Salvation
"Salvation" is a 1939 religious book by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, then president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, outlining Jehovah’s Witnesses’ views on deliverance through God’s Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic social teaching document
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papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
bishops
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clergy ⓘ lay faithful ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| author | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| biblicalInspiration | Romans 8:24 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
hope as a gift of God grounded in Christ
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hope as transformative for personal and social life ⓘ relationship between faith and hope ⓘ |
| documentType | encyclical letter ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
hope as not merely individual but communal
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the importance of prayer for sustaining hope ⓘ the need for hope in the face of suffering and injustice ⓘ the purifying character of judgment ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Saved in Hope ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Holy See ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Spe salvi ⓘ |
| magisterialStatus | ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ |
| mentionsFigure |
Francis Bacon
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Saint Augustine ⓘ
linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux ⓘ Saint Josephine Bakhita ⓘ Saint Paul ⓘ |
| PapalNumbering | second encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
magisterium of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
linked to:
magisterium of the Catholic Church
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| pontificateOf | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| Pope | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| predecessorDocument |
Deus caritas est
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linked to:
Deus Caritas Est
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| promulgationDate | 2007-11-30 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 50 paragraphs (approximate) ⓘ |
| successorDocument | Caritas in veritate ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian hope
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eschatology ⓘ eternal life ⓘ human suffering ⓘ judgment ⓘ prayer ⓘ salvation ⓘ soteriology ⓘ theological virtue of hope ⓘ |
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