Pope Hilarius
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Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Hilarius canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001907 — 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: Pope Hilarius Context triple: [Pope Leo I, successor, Pope Hilarius]
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A.
Pope Liberius
Pope Liberius was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for his involvement in the Arian controversy and his exile under Emperor Constantius II.
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B.
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
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C.
Pope Siricius
Pope Siricius was the bishop of Rome from 384 to 399, known for issuing one of the earliest surviving papal decretals that helped define the authority and administrative role of the papacy in the Western Church.
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D.
Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius was a 6th-century pope whose turbulent pontificate was marked by intense controversy over the Three Chapters and his conflicted role in the Second Council of Constantinople.
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E.
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership and for negotiating with invading forces during the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
- 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: Pope Hilarius Target entity description: Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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A.
Pope Liberius
Pope Liberius was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for his involvement in the Arian controversy and his exile under Emperor Constantius II.
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B.
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
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C.
Pope Siricius
Pope Siricius was the bishop of Rome from 384 to 399, known for issuing one of the earliest surviving papal decretals that helped define the authority and administrative role of the papacy in the Western Church.
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D.
Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius was a 6th-century pope whose turbulent pontificate was marked by intense controversy over the Three Chapters and his conflicted role in the Second Council of Constantinople.
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E.
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership and for negotiating with invading forces during the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century pope
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Bishop of Rome ⓘ Christian cleric ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hilary ⓘ |
| birthName |
Hilarus of Rome
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surface form:
Hilarius
|
| burialPlace |
Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls
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surface form:
Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls
|
| category |
5th-century popes
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Italian popes ⓘ Saints from Roman Italy ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 5th century ⓘ |
| commissioned |
a baptistery near the Lateran
ⓘ
oratories in the Lateran Basilica ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 468 ⓘ |
| era | late Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| feastDay | 28 February ⓘ |
| issued |
canonical decrees on episcopal elections
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decrees reinforcing metropolitan authority ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms in the Roman Church
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defending the rights of the Holy See ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName |
Hilarus of Rome
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surface form:
Hilarius
|
| notableFor |
asserting papal authority
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defending church doctrine ⓘ opposing the decisions of the Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| opposed |
Eutychianism
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Monophysitism ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 468 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 461 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sardinia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
Pope of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Leo I ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| roleAtEvent | papal legate at the Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Pope Leo I
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surface form:
Papacy of Leo I
Papacy of Simplicius ⓘ |
| strengthenedAuthorityOver |
bishops in Gaul
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bishops in Spain ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Simplicius ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| title | Saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Pope Hilarius Description of subject: Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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