Saint Dominic of Silos
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Saint Dominic of Silos was an 11th-century Spanish Benedictine abbot renowned for reforming the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos and becoming a prominent medieval saint associated with miracles and monastic renewal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Dominic of Silos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13201199 — 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: Saint Dominic of Silos Context triple: [Church of Santo Domingo de Silos, namedAfter, Saint Dominic of Silos]
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A.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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B.
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
Saint Raymond of Penyafort was a 13th-century Spanish Dominican friar and renowned canon lawyer best known for compiling the Decretals of Gregory IX and serving as a leading authority on church law.
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C.
Saint Bernardino of Siena
Saint Bernardino of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan priest and renowned preacher known for his popular sermons and promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.
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D.
Francisco de Asís
Francisco de Asís was a 19th-century Spanish royal who became Duke of Cádiz and is historically notable as the husband of Queen Isabella II of Spain.
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E.
Saint Francis of Paola
Saint Francis of Paola was a 15th-century Italian hermit and founder of the Order of Minims, renowned for his austere life, miracles, and influence as a spiritual advisor to European rulers.
- 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: Saint Dominic of Silos Target entity description: Saint Dominic of Silos was an 11th-century Spanish Benedictine abbot renowned for reforming the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos and becoming a prominent medieval saint associated with miracles and monastic renewal.
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A.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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B.
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
Saint Raymond of Penyafort was a 13th-century Spanish Dominican friar and renowned canon lawyer best known for compiling the Decretals of Gregory IX and serving as a leading authority on church law.
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C.
Saint Bernardino of Siena
Saint Bernardino of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan priest and renowned preacher known for his popular sermons and promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.
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D.
Francisco de Asís
Francisco de Asís was a 19th-century Spanish royal who became Duke of Cádiz and is historically notable as the husband of Queen Isabella II of Spain.
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E.
Saint Francis of Paola
Saint Francis of Paola was a 15th-century Italian hermit and founder of the Order of Minims, renowned for his austere life, miracles, and influence as a spiritual advisor to European rulers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine abbot
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Christian saint ⓘ Spanish Roman Catholic saint ⓘ medieval monk ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castilian monastic reform
ⓘ
Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1000 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cañas, La Rioja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Santo Domingo de Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1073-12-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santo Domingo de Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | pilgrimage to his tomb ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | December 20 ⓘ |
| fullName | Dominic of Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dominic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | Saint Dominic de Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
care for the poor and pilgrims
ⓘ
defense of monastic rights ⓘ miracles ⓘ monastic renewal ⓘ reforming the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| notableMiracleType |
healings
GENERATED
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liberation of captives GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
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monk ⓘ |
| patronage |
pregnant women
ⓘ
prisoners ⓘ shepherds ⓘ |
| placeOfMonasticLife |
Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla
NERFINISHED
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Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbot of Santo Domingo de Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Order of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shrine | Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Abbot of Silos ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Benedictine Order
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Dominic of Silos Description of subject: Saint Dominic of Silos was an 11th-century Spanish Benedictine abbot renowned for reforming the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos and becoming a prominent medieval saint associated with miracles and monastic renewal.
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