De viris illustribus
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De viris illustribus is a late 4th-century biographical work by Jerome that catalogs and briefly describes notable Christian authors and their writings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De viris illustribus canonical | 4 |
| De viris illustribus (Jerome) | 1 |
| De viris illustribus by Jerome | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De viris illustribus Context triple: [Jerome, notableWork, De viris illustribus]
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A.
De virginibus
De virginibus is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that extols and instructs on Christian virginity and the virtues of consecrated women.
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B.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
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C.
De Cultu Feminarum
De Cultu Feminarum is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that critiques female adornment and discusses modesty and morality in women's dress and behavior.
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D.
Auto de Filodemo
Auto de Filodemo is a Renaissance-era Portuguese play by Luís de Camões that blends classical themes with early modern theatrical form.
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E.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
- 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: De viris illustribus Target entity description: De viris illustribus is a late 4th-century biographical work by Jerome that catalogs and briefly describes notable Christian authors and their writings.
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A.
De virginibus
De virginibus is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that extols and instructs on Christian virginity and the virtues of consecrated women.
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B.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
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C.
De Cultu Feminarum
De Cultu Feminarum is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that critiques female adornment and discusses modesty and morality in women's dress and behavior.
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D.
Auto de Filodemo
Auto de Filodemo is a Renaissance-era Portuguese play by Luís de Camões that blends classical themes with early modern theatrical form.
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E.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
ⓘ
biographical work ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian historiography
ⓘ
Latin Church Fathers ⓘ |
| author |
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
ⓘ
Jerome ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Jerome ⓘ |
| contains |
bibliographical information
ⓘ
brief biographies ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
early Christian writers
ⓘ
their principal works ⓘ |
| field |
Christian literary history
ⓘ
ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
notable Christian writers
ⓘ
their writings ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian biography
ⓘ
biography ⓘ |
| hasGenre | biographical dictionary ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual entries on specific Christian authors ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 4th-century Latin Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian biographical collections ⓘ |
| inLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | patristic biography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief descriptions of Christian writings
ⓘ
early catalog of Christian authors ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to catalog Christian authors and their works
ⓘ
to demonstrate the richness of Christian literature ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian bibliography
ⓘ
patrology ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | hagiographical literature ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | orthodox Latin Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of short biographical notices ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian authors
ⓘ
Christian literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early Christian era up to Jerome's time ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
On the Fates of Famous Men
ⓘ
surface form:
On Famous Men
On the Fates of Famous Men ⓘ
surface form:
On Illustrious Men
|
| tradition | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | prosopographical catalogue ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Renaissance humanism
ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance humanists
medieval scholars ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
De viris illustribus by Jerome
this entity surface form:
De viris illustribus (Jerome)