Jean de Brébeuf
E200163
Jean de Brébeuf was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and martyr known for his work among the Huron (Wendat) people in New France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean de Brébeuf canonical | 6 |
| St. Jean de Brébeuf | 1 |
| de Brébeuf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1771668 — 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: Jean de Brébeuf Context triple: [St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School, namedAfter, Jean de Brébeuf]
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A.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
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B.
Médard des Groseilliers
Médard des Groseilliers was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader whose ventures in North America helped open up the Canadian interior to European commerce and colonization.
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C.
William Farel
William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
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D.
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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E.
Saint Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul was a 17th-century French Catholic priest renowned for his charitable works and for founding organizations dedicated to serving the poor.
- 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: Jean de Brébeuf Target entity description: Jean de Brébeuf was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and martyr known for his work among the Huron (Wendat) people in New France.
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A.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
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B.
Médard des Groseilliers
Médard des Groseilliers was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader whose ventures in North America helped open up the Canadian interior to European commerce and colonization.
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C.
William Farel
William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
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D.
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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E.
Saint Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul was a 17th-century French Catholic priest renowned for his charitable works and for founding organizations dedicated to serving the poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
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Jesuit ⓘ Roman Catholic priest ⓘ human ⓘ missionary ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| arrivalInNewFrance | 1625 ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1593-03-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Condé-sur-Vire ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1930-06-29 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1649-03-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Sainte-Marie among the Hurons ⓘ |
| deathTerritory | New France ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jesuit college in Rouen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jean de Brébeuf
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de Brébeuf
|
| feastDay |
October 19
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September 26 ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs, Midland, Ontario ⓘ |
| killedBy | Iroquois warriors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Canadian Martyrs
ⓘ
composition of the Huron Carol ⓘ ethnographic descriptions of Huron culture ⓘ missionary work among the Huron (Wendat) people ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Wyandot language ⓘ
surface form:
Wendat language
|
| mannerOfDeath |
martyrdom
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torture ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| notableWork | Huron Carol ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ priest ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | North American Martyrs ⓘ |
| patronage |
Canada
ⓘ
missionaries to Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousOrderEntryDate | 1617 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Jesuit Relations ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| workLocation |
Huronia region
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surface form:
Huronia
New France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean de Brébeuf Description of subject: Jean de Brébeuf was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and martyr known for his work among the Huron (Wendat) people in New France.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Brébeuf
this entity surface form:
St. Jean de Brébeuf