The New Theologian
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The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New Theologian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1134623 — 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: The New Theologian Context triple: [Symeon the New Theologian, honorificTitle, The New Theologian]
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A.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
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B.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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C.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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D.
Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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E.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
- 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: The New Theologian Target entity description: The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
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A.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
-
B.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
-
C.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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D.
Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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E.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
St. Symeon the New Theologian
ⓘ
surface form:
Symeon the New Theologian
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| associatedCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
Hesychasm ⓘ |
| connectedToConcept |
direct knowledge of God
ⓘ
personal experience of grace ⓘ vision of uncreated light ⓘ |
| denotesRole |
monk
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Gregory of Nazianzus
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory the Theologian
Ignatios of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
John the Theologian
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| hasCanonicalStatus | recognized in Orthodox hagiography ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
Symeon’s mystical experience
ⓘ
Symeon’s theological authority ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on personal experience of divine light
ⓘ
influential mystical writings ⓘ teaching on inner spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| oneOfOnlyThree | major Byzantine figures called Theologian ⓘ |
| refersTo |
St. Symeon the New Theologian
ⓘ
surface form:
Symeon the New Theologian
|
| religiousContext |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Orthodox theology ⓘ |
| titleClass | theologian honorific ⓘ |
| usedAs | ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Theologian Description of subject: The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symeon the New Theologian