On Repentance
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"On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De paenitentia | 2 |
| Of True Repentance | 1 |
| On Repentance canonical | 1 |
| Steps of Penance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1155363 — 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: On Repentance Context triple: [St. Mark the Ascetic, notableWork, On Repentance]
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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C.
The Application of Redemption
"The Application of Redemption" is a major theological work by Puritan minister Thomas Hooker that systematically explores the doctrine and practical outworking of salvation in the Christian life.
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D.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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E.
The Path to Salvation
The Path to Salvation is a classic work of Orthodox Christian spiritual guidance by St. Theophan the Recluse, outlining the stages of the Christian life and practical steps toward inner transformation and union with God.
- 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: On Repentance Target entity description: "On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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C.
The Application of Redemption
"The Application of Redemption" is a major theological work by Puritan minister Thomas Hooker that systematically explores the doctrine and practical outworking of salvation in the Christian life.
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D.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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E.
The Path to Salvation
The Path to Salvation is a classic work of Orthodox Christian spiritual guidance by St. Theophan the Recluse, outlining the stages of the Christian life and practical steps toward inner transformation and union with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian text
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ascetic writing ⓘ spiritual treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide believers toward inner purification
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teach practical repentance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine monasticism
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desert monastic tradition ⓘ |
| author | St. Mark the Ascetic ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continual repentance
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inner contrition ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ watchfulness over thoughts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner transformation
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practical spiritual guidance ⓘ repentance ⓘ struggle against sin ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetic literature
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spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| includedIn | corpus of writings of St. Mark the Ascetic ⓘ |
| influenced | later Eastern Christian spiritual writers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian monks
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lay Christians seeking spiritual growth ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| period | early Byzantine era ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian repentance
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ascetic struggle ⓘ confession of sins ⓘ grace and human effort ⓘ humility ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | St. Mark the Ascetic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic formation
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personal spiritual reading ⓘ spiritual instruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On Repentance Description of subject: "On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De paenitentia
this entity surface form:
Steps of Penance
this entity surface form:
De paenitentia
this entity surface form:
Of True Repentance