Saint Cuthman of Steyning
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Saint Cuthman of Steyning is an Anglo-Saxon hermit and reputed miracle-working saint particularly associated with the town of Steyning in West Sussex, England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Cuthman of Steyning canonical | 2 |
| Saint Cuthman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1678703 — 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 Cuthman of Steyning Context triple: [Steyning, West Sussex, England, dedicatedTo, Saint Cuthman of Steyning]
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A.
Saint Chad
Saint Chad was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop and missionary, venerated as a saint for his role in spreading Christianity in Mercia and Northumbria.
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B.
Saint Cuthbert
Saint Cuthbert was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit renowned as one of northern England’s most venerated saints and a central figure in early English Christianity.
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C.
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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D.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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E.
St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
- 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 Cuthman of Steyning Target entity description: Saint Cuthman of Steyning is an Anglo-Saxon hermit and reputed miracle-working saint particularly associated with the town of Steyning in West Sussex, England.
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A.
Saint Chad
Saint Chad was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop and missionary, venerated as a saint for his role in spreading Christianity in Mercia and Northumbria.
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B.
Saint Cuthbert
Saint Cuthbert was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit renowned as one of northern England’s most venerated saints and a central figure in early English Christianity.
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C.
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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D.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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E.
St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon hermit
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ medieval English saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
England
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ Steyning ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | local liturgical calendars in Sussex ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Steyning ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| era | pre-Norman Conquest England ⓘ |
| feastDay | February 8 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
shepherd’s crook
ⓘ
simple tunic ⓘ wheelbarrow ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
St Andrew and St Cuthman Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St Andrew and St Cuthman, Steyning
|
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Old English ⓘ |
| legendaryAct |
building a church at Steyning
ⓘ
pushing his invalid mother in a wheelbarrow ⓘ vowing to build a church where the wheelbarrow broke ⓘ |
| miracleType |
healing miracles
ⓘ
provision of food ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding church at Steyning
ⓘ
miracle working ⓘ |
| occupation |
hermit
ⓘ
shepherd ⓘ |
| patronage |
Steyning
ⓘ
West Sussex ⓘ disabled people ⓘ wheelwrights ⓘ |
| region | Sussex ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Acta Sanctorum
ⓘ
South English Legendary ⓘ |
| status | local saint ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Cuthman of Steyning Description of subject: Saint Cuthman of Steyning is an Anglo-Saxon hermit and reputed miracle-working saint particularly associated with the town of Steyning in West Sussex, England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Cuthman