Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a 13th-century English church leader and theologian renowned for his piety, scholarship, and conflicts with royal authority over the rights of the Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Edmund of Abingdon | 3 |
| Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury canonical | 1 |
| St Edmund of Canterbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T975337 — 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 Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury Context triple: [Edmund, historicallyBorneBy, Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury]
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Justus of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury was a 7th-century Christian missionary and bishop, one of the early leaders of the Gregorian mission who helped establish the Church in Anglo-Saxon England.
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Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln
Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln was a 12th-century English prelate and powerful royal administrator known for his extensive castle- and church-building, including major works at Newark and Lincoln.
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Bishop William Van Mildert
Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham University.
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Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major Christian saint.
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Saint Richard of Chichester
Saint Richard of Chichester was a 13th-century English bishop renowned for his piety, reform of clerical life, and the popular prayer attributed to him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury Target entity description: Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a 13th-century English church leader and theologian renowned for his piety, scholarship, and conflicts with royal authority over the rights of the Church.
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A.
Justus of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury was a 7th-century Christian missionary and bishop, one of the early leaders of the Gregorian mission who helped establish the Church in Anglo-Saxon England.
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B.
Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln
Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln was a 12th-century English prelate and powerful royal administrator known for his extensive castle- and church-building, including major works at Newark and Lincoln.
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C.
Bishop William Van Mildert
Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham University.
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D.
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major Christian saint.
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E.
Saint Richard of Chichester
Saint Richard of Chichester was a 13th-century English bishop renowned for his piety, reform of clerical life, and the popular prayer attributed to him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Roman Catholic saint ⓘ human ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated | clerical independence from secular authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edmund of Abingdon
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surface form:
Edmund Rich of Abingdon
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Edmund of Abingdon
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| appointedBy | Pope Gregory IX ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1175 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abingdon
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surface form:
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
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| burialPlace |
Pontigny Abbey
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surface form:
Pontigny Abbey, France
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| canonizationDate | 1246 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Innocent IV ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1240-11-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Soisy-Bouy, near Pontigny, France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| endTime | 1240 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | November 16 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
scholastic philosophy
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theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Edmund of Abingdon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
personal austerity and piety
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promoting ecclesiastical reform ⓘ scholarly work in logic and theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Anglo-Norman
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surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
Latin ⓘ |
| monarchDuringOffice | Henry III of England ⓘ |
| mother | Mabel of Abingdon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with King Henry III of England
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defending the rights and liberties of the Church against royal interference ⓘ |
| occupation |
archbishop
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priest ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| patronage | Abingdon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sibling | Robert Rich ⓘ |
| startTime | 1234 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
arts and logic at the University of Paris
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theology at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| wrote |
De Institutione Novitiorum
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Speculum Ecclesiae ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury Description of subject: Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a 13th-century English church leader and theologian renowned for his piety, scholarship, and conflicts with royal authority over the rights of the Church.
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