Philip the Deacon
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Philip the Deacon was one of the Seven chosen in the early Christian church, known for his evangelistic work in Samaria and his encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Philip the Deacon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17172084 — 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: Philip the Deacon Context triple: [Philip the Evangelist, title, Philip the Deacon]
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A.
Marianus
Marianus is a Latin personal name, historically used in the Roman world and later in various European cultures, derived from the root name Marian.
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B.
Gratian
Gratian was a 12th-century Italian canon lawyer and monk best known for compiling the influential Decretum Gratiani, which systematized church law and laid the foundation for medieval canon law.
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C.
Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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D.
Gratian the Elder
Gratian the Elder was a 4th-century Roman officer and provincial governor best known as the father of Emperor Valentinian I and grandfather of Emperor Gratian.
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E.
Hugh of Mâcon
Hugh of Mâcon was a 12th-century Cistercian monk and abbot known for his role in expanding the order’s influence in Burgundy and founding important monastic institutions.
- 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: Philip the Deacon Target entity description: Philip the Deacon was one of the Seven chosen in the early Christian church, known for his evangelistic work in Samaria and his encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.
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A.
Marianus
Marianus is a Latin personal name, historically used in the Roman world and later in various European cultures, derived from the root name Marian.
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B.
Gratian
Gratian was a 12th-century Italian canon lawyer and monk best known for compiling the influential Decretum Gratiani, which systematized church law and laid the foundation for medieval canon law.
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C.
Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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D.
Gratian the Elder
Gratian the Elder was a 4th-century Roman officer and provincial governor best known as the father of Emperor Valentinian I and grandfather of Emperor Gratian.
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E.
Hugh of Mâcon
Hugh of Mâcon was a 12th-century Cistercian monk and abbot known for his role in expanding the order’s influence in Burgundy and founding important monastic institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.