Saint Mungo
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Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, is the 6th-century Christian missionary and patron saint of Glasgow, celebrated for founding the city and performing numerous miracles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Mungo canonical | 7 |
| Apostle of Strathclyde | 1 |
| Saint Kentigern | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2012315 — 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 Mungo Context triple: [Glasgow Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Saint Mungo]
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A.
Saint Giles
Saint Giles is a Christian hermit and abbot venerated as a major medieval saint, especially known as the patron of Edinburgh and of people with disabilities.
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B.
Saint Drostan
Saint Drostan was an early Scottish saint and missionary associated with the Christianization of northeastern Scotland and the founding of several churches and monasteries.
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C.
Saint Mirin
Saint Mirin was an early medieval Irish monk and missionary venerated as a patron saint of Paisley, Scotland.
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D.
Cuilén of Scotland
Cuilén of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Alba from the House of Alpin, whose short and turbulent reign ended with his death in battle around 971.
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E.
Saint Columba
Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish missionary monk and abbot who played a key role in the spread of Christianity in Scotland, particularly through his monastery on the island of Iona.
- 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 Mungo Target entity description: Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, is the 6th-century Christian missionary and patron saint of Glasgow, celebrated for founding the city and performing numerous miracles.
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A.
Saint Giles
Saint Giles is a Christian hermit and abbot venerated as a major medieval saint, especially known as the patron of Edinburgh and of people with disabilities.
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B.
Saint Drostan
Saint Drostan was an early Scottish saint and missionary associated with the Christianization of northeastern Scotland and the founding of several churches and monasteries.
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C.
Saint Mirin
Saint Mirin was an early medieval Irish monk and missionary venerated as a patron saint of Paisley, Scotland.
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D.
Cuilén of Scotland
Cuilén of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Alba from the House of Alpin, whose short and turbulent reign ended with his death in battle around 971.
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E.
Saint Columba
Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish missionary monk and abbot who played a key role in the spread of Christianity in Scotland, particularly through his monastery on the island of Iona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ missionary ⓘ patron saint ⓘ person from the 6th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kentigern of Glasgow
ⓘ
Saint Kentigern ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Glasgow Cathedral
ⓘ
Strathclyde region ⓘ
surface form:
River Clyde region
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow ⓘ founding of Glasgow ⓘ |
| birthDate | 6th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
royal burgh of Culross
ⓘ
surface form:
Culross, Fife (traditional)
Kingdom of Fife ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Fife (traditional)
|
| burialPlace | Glasgow Cathedral ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
St Mungo’s Day celebrations in Glasgow
ⓘ
churches dedicated to Saint Mungo in Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 13 January 614 (traditional) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Glasgow ⓘ |
| denomination | Celtic Christianity ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Glasgow coat of arms
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Glasgow
|
| feastDay |
13 January
ⓘ
14 January (some calendars) ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Brythonic ⓘ |
| legendaryMiracle |
the bell that never rang (calling people to prayer)
ⓘ
the bird that never flew again (restoring a dead robin to life) ⓘ the fish that never swam (recovering a ring from a fish) ⓘ the tree that never grew (keeping a fire alive with a hazel branch) ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “dear one” or “my beloved” (Mungo) ⓘ |
| mentor | Saint Serf ⓘ |
| mother |
Saint Thenew
ⓘ
Teneu of Lothian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evangelizing the Strathclyde Britons
ⓘ
founding a religious community at Glasgow ⓘ numerous miracles in hagiographic tradition ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf |
Glasgow
ⓘ
Glasgow Cathedral ⓘ Glasgow ⓘ
surface form:
the city of Glasgow
|
| regionOfActivity |
Glasgow City Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow area
Strathclyde ⓘ Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Wales (in some traditions)
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol |
bell
ⓘ
fish with a ring in its mouth ⓘ robin ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| title |
Saint Mungo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostle of Strathclyde
Bishop of Strathclyde ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Presbyterian traditions in Scotland ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Mungo Description of subject: Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, is the 6th-century Christian missionary and patron saint of Glasgow, celebrated for founding the city and performing numerous miracles.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Kentigern
this entity surface form:
Apostle of Strathclyde