Nicholas of Flüe
E160376
Nicholas of Flüe was a 15th-century Swiss hermit, mystic, and patron saint of Switzerland renowned for his role as a mediator and peacemaker in Swiss political conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicholas of Flüe canonical | 3 |
| Niklaus von Flüe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1355606 — 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: Nicholas of Flüe Context triple: [Nicholas, associatedWithSaint, Nicholas of Flüe]
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Rudolf of Rheinfelden
Rudolf of Rheinfelden was an 11th-century Duke of Swabia who became a leading rival king to Henry IV of Germany and a central figure in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Huldrych
Huldrych is the given name of Huldrych Zwingli, the influential Swiss reformer and key figure in the early Protestant Reformation.
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Robertus Stephanus
Robertus Stephanus was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and for pioneering work in typography and lexicography.
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Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Dietrich von Saucken
Dietrich von Saucken was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his leadership on the Eastern Front and his reputation as a skilled yet independently minded commander.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nicholas of Flüe Target entity description: Nicholas of Flüe was a 15th-century Swiss hermit, mystic, and patron saint of Switzerland renowned for his role as a mediator and peacemaker in Swiss political conflicts.
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A.
Rudolf of Rheinfelden
Rudolf of Rheinfelden was an 11th-century Duke of Swabia who became a leading rival king to Henry IV of Germany and a central figure in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Huldrych
Huldrych is the given name of Huldrych Zwingli, the influential Swiss reformer and key figure in the early Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Robertus Stephanus
Robertus Stephanus was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and for pioneering work in typography and lexicography.
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D.
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Dietrich von Saucken
Dietrich von Saucken was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his leadership on the Eastern Front and his reputation as a skilled yet independently minded commander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
hermit ⓘ human ⓘ mystic ⓘ patron saint of Switzerland ⓘ peacemaker ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Unterwalden
ⓘ
surface form:
Obwalden
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederacy
|
| birthDate | 1417-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Unterwalden
ⓘ
surface form:
Obwalden
Sachseln ⓘ Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederacy
|
| canonizationDate | 1947-05-15 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1487-03-21 ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
03-21
ⓘ
09-25 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | patron saint of Switzerland ⓘ |
| influenced | political unity of the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
life as a hermit at Ranft
ⓘ
mediation in Swiss political conflicts ⓘ mystical visions ⓘ role in preventing civil war in the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Ranft
ⓘ
Sachseln ⓘ |
| name |
Brother Klaus
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Nicholas of Flüe self-link ⓘ Nicholas of Flüe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Niklaus von Flüe
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| notableEvent |
consulted as advisor by Swiss cantons
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withdrew from family life to become a hermit around 1467 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
hermit ⓘ judge ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| patronage |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Council of States
Switzerland ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Sachseln ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| spouse | Dorothea Wyss ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
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Subject: Nicholas of Flüe Description of subject: Nicholas of Flüe was a 15th-century Swiss hermit, mystic, and patron saint of Switzerland renowned for his role as a mediator and peacemaker in Swiss political conflicts.
Referenced by (4)
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