Saint Margaret of Antioch
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Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Margaret of Antioch canonical | 14 |
| Saint Margaret | 2 |
| Margaret the Virgin | 1 |
| Saint Marina of Antioch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T819550 — 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.
Target entity: Saint Margaret of Antioch Context triple: [Margaret, associatedWith, Saint Margaret of Antioch]
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy is a Christian martyr and saint, particularly venerated in Italy and Scandinavia, who is associated with light and whose feast day is celebrated on December 13.
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Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is a town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula best known as the gateway to Mount Sinai and the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Margaret of Antioch Target entity description: Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.
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A.
Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy is a Christian martyr and saint, particularly venerated in Italy and Scandinavia, who is associated with light and whose feast day is celebrated on December 13.
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B.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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C.
Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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D.
Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is a town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula best known as the gateway to Mount Sinai and the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ virgin martyr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Margaret of Antioch
ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret the Virgin
Saint Margaret of Antioch ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Marina of Antioch
|
| associatedWith | Antioch in Pisidia ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| centuryOfMartyrdom | 4th century (traditional) ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Byzantine Synaxarion
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Synaxaria
Roman Martyrology ⓘ |
| cultStatus | one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (medieval Western tradition) ⓘ |
| era | early Christian period ⓘ |
| father | Aedesius (pagan priest, in legend) ⓘ |
| feastDay |
July 17 (Eastern Orthodox, some calendars)
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July 20 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicity | considered largely legendary by modern scholars ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted standing over or defeating a dragon
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often shown holding a cross ⓘ often shown with a palm branch ⓘ |
| influenced | devotions of medieval women in labor ⓘ |
| legendaryEvent | swallowed by a dragon and miraculously escaped unharmed ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red (as a martyr) ⓘ |
| martyredUnder |
Diocletianic Persecution
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocletianic persecution (traditional attribution)
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine ⓘ |
| patronage |
against demonic possession
ⓘ
against infertility ⓘ against kidney disease ⓘ childbirth ⓘ nurses ⓘ peasants ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ |
| patronageRegion |
England (medieval devotion)
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France (various local cults) ⓘ |
| relics | claimed in various churches in Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | virgin ⓘ |
| symbol |
cross
ⓘ
dragon ⓘ palm of martyrdom ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| virtue |
chastity
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courage in persecution ⓘ steadfast faith ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Margaret of Antioch Description of subject: Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.
Referenced by (18)
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