Cyprian of Carthage
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Christian bishop
Christian martyr
Christian theologian
Church Father
Latin Church Father
early Christian writer
Cyprian of Carthage was a 3rd-century North African bishop and early Christian writer renowned for his leadership during persecutions and his influential teachings on church unity and ecclesial authority.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyprian of Carthage canonical | 7 |
| Cyprian | 2 |
| Bishop of Carthage | 1 |
| Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T858667 — 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: Cyprian of Carthage Context triple: [Tertullian, influenced, Cyprian of Carthage]
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A.
Aurelius of Carthage
Aurelius of Carthage was a prominent early 5th-century bishop and church leader known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and church discipline in North Africa.
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B.
Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
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C.
Caesarius of Arles
Caesarius of Arles was a prominent 6th-century bishop and theologian known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and pastoral practice in Gaul.
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D.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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E.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
- 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: Cyprian of Carthage Target entity description: Cyprian of Carthage was a 3rd-century North African bishop and early Christian writer renowned for his leadership during persecutions and his influential teachings on church unity and ecclesial authority.
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A.
Aurelius of Carthage
Aurelius of Carthage was a prominent early 5th-century bishop and church leader known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and church discipline in North Africa.
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B.
Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
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C.
Caesarius of Arles
Caesarius of Arles was a prominent 6th-century bishop and theologian known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and pastoral practice in Gaul.
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D.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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E.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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Christian martyr ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ Latin Church Father ⓘ early Christian writer ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Decian persecution
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Valerian persecution ⓘ |
| birthName |
Cyprian of Carthage
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus
|
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 3rd century ⓘ |
| church |
North African Christian communities
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surface form:
North African Church
|
| conversionFrom | paganism ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Christianity ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 200 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 258 ⓘ |
| deathCauseContext | Valerianic persecution ⓘ |
| education | rhetorical training ⓘ |
| familyName | Thascius ⓘ |
| famousQuotation | He cannot have God for his Father who has not the Church for his mother. ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 16 ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cyprian of Carthage
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cyprian
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| influenced |
Augustine of Hippo
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Latin ecclesiology ⓘ Western canon law tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
doctrine on episcopal authority
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ecclesiology ⓘ handling of the lapsi controversy ⓘ leadership during persecutions ⓘ teaching on church unity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ad Demetrianum
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Ad Donatum ⓘ De lapsis ⓘ De mortalitate ⓘ De Oratione ⓘ
surface form:
De oratione dominica
De unitate ecclesiae ⓘ Epistulae (Letters) ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop of Carthage ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carthage ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Carthage ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cyprian of Carthage
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bishop of Carthage
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| regionOfActivity | Roman North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
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: Cyprian of Carthage Description of subject: Cyprian of Carthage was a 3rd-century North African bishop and early Christian writer renowned for his leadership during persecutions and his influential teachings on church unity and ecclesial authority.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus
this entity surface form:
Cyprian
this entity surface form:
Bishop of Carthage
this entity surface form:
Cyprian