Saint Maron
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Saint Maron was a 4th–5th century Syriac Christian monk and hermit whose ascetic life and teachings inspired the spiritual tradition that became the Maronite Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Maron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1663596 — 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: Saint Maron Context triple: [Maronite Christianity, originAssociatedWith, Saint Maron]
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A.
Saint Yared
Saint Yared is a 6th-century Ethiopian saint, composer, and scholar revered as the creator of the traditional Ethiopian liturgical music system and chant.
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B.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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C.
Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
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D.
St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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E.
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Saint Vincent of Saragossa was a 4th-century Spanish deacon and Christian martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of the city of Zaragoza and of vintners.
- 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: Saint Maron Target entity description: Saint Maron was a 4th–5th century Syriac Christian monk and hermit whose ascetic life and teachings inspired the spiritual tradition that became the Maronite Church.
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A.
Saint Yared
Saint Yared is a 6th-century Ethiopian saint, composer, and scholar revered as the creator of the traditional Ethiopian liturgical music system and chant.
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B.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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C.
Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
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D.
St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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E.
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Saint Vincent of Saragossa was a 4th-century Spanish deacon and Christian martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of the city of Zaragoza and of vintners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Syriac Christian monk ⓘ ascetic ⓘ hermit ⓘ |
| associatedEthnoReligiousGroup |
Maronite Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Maronites
|
| associatedWith |
Apamea on the Orontes
ⓘ
surface form:
Apamea
Cyrrhus region ⓘ Orontes River ⓘ
surface form:
Orontes River region
|
| centuryActive |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| churchTradition |
Maronite Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Maronite Church
|
| commemoratedBy |
Maronite liturgy
ⓘ
Maronite monasteries ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
14 February
ⓘ
9 February ⓘ |
| honoredAs | founder of the Maronite Church ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | early Maronite communities ⓘ |
| inspired | Maronite spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme asceticism
ⓘ
healing and miracles ⓘ living an outdoor hermit life ⓘ |
| languageContext | Syriac ⓘ |
| legacy |
development of Maronite liturgical tradition
ⓘ
origin of Maronite identity ⓘ |
| monasticType | eremitic monk ⓘ |
| region |
Roman Syria
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spiritualInfluenceOn |
Maronite monasticism
ⓘ
Syriac Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac Christianity
|
| spiritualLegacy |
Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
ⓘ
surface form:
Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch
|
| spiritualPractice |
fasting
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Syriac ascetic tradition ⓘ |
| title | Father of the Maronites ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Maronite Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Maronite Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Saint Maron Description of subject: Saint Maron was a 4th–5th century Syriac Christian monk and hermit whose ascetic life and teachings inspired the spiritual tradition that became the Maronite Church.
Referenced by (2)
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