John the Revelator
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John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John the Revelator canonical | 4 |
| John the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1177110 — 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: John the Revelator Context triple: [John of Patmos, alsoKnownAs, John the Revelator]
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A.
Benedict
Benedict is a masculine given name of Latin origin, most famously borne in modern times by the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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John the Steadfast
John the Steadfast was Elector of Saxony and a key early supporter of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.
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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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D.
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.
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E.
Gregory the Great
Gregory the Great was a 6th-century pope and Doctor of the Church renowned for his influential reforms of the liturgy, promotion of Gregorian chant, and extensive theological writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John the Revelator Target entity description: John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
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A.
Benedict
Benedict is a masculine given name of Latin origin, most famously borne in modern times by the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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B.
John the Steadfast
John the Steadfast was Elector of Saxony and a key early supporter of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Gregory the Great
Gregory the Great was a 6th-century pope and Doctor of the Church renowned for his influential reforms of the liturgy, promotion of Gregorian chant, and extensive theological writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
New Testament figure ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John of Patmos
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John the Divine ⓘ John of Patmos ⓘ
surface form:
John the Seer
|
| associatedWith |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 1st century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | liturgical readings in Christian churches ⓘ |
| feastDay | 27 December ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAuthored |
apocalypse
ⓘ
prophetic literature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author of the Book of Revelation
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prophet ⓘ |
| hasVisionOf |
New Jerusalem
ⓘ
Almighty ⓘ
surface form:
the Alpha and Omega
the Beast ⓘ the Dragon ⓘ the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ
surface form:
the Four Horsemen
the lake of fire ⓘ
surface form:
the Lake of Fire
the Lamb ⓘ the Seven Seals ⓘ the Seven Trumpets ⓘ the final judgment ⓘ the throne of God ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian art
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Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian mysticism ⓘ apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Revelation 1:1
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Book of Revelation 1:9 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| saidToHaveExperienced | apocalyptic visions ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| theologicalDebate |
identity with John the Apostle
ⓘ
identity with John the Evangelist ⓘ |
| traditionalNameOf | author of Revelation ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
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| visionLocation |
island of Patmos
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surface form:
Patmos
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| work | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
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Subject: John the Revelator Description of subject: John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
Referenced by (5)
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