Saint William of Gellone
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Saint William of Gellone was an 8th–9th century Frankish nobleman, cousin of Charlemagne, and celebrated warrior-monk who became a Benedictine abbot and later a prominent figure in medieval legend and hagiography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint William | 1 |
| Saint William of Gellone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2114721 — 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.
Target entity: Saint William of Gellone Context triple: [Guglielmo, associatedSaint, Saint William of Gellone]
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Saint Arnulf of Metz
Saint Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and statesman venerated as a saint and regarded as an early forefather of the Carolingian line.
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Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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Saint Audomar
Saint Audomar, also known as Saint Omer, was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary credited with evangelizing the region around present-day Saint-Omer in northern France.
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Odo of Cluny
Odo of Cluny was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential second abbot of Cluny who played a key role in advancing monastic reform across medieval Europe.
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Columbanus of Bobbio
Columbanus of Bobbio was a prominent Irish missionary monk and founder of several monasteries in continental Europe, known for his strict monastic rule and major influence on early medieval Christian monasticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint William of Gellone Target entity description: Saint William of Gellone was an 8th–9th century Frankish nobleman, cousin of Charlemagne, and celebrated warrior-monk who became a Benedictine abbot and later a prominent figure in medieval legend and hagiography.
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A.
Saint Arnulf of Metz
Saint Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and statesman venerated as a saint and regarded as an early forefather of the Carolingian line.
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B.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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C.
Saint Audomar
Saint Audomar, also known as Saint Omer, was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary credited with evangelizing the region around present-day Saint-Omer in northern France.
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Odo of Cluny
Odo of Cluny was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential second abbot of Cluny who played a key role in advancing monastic reform across medieval Europe.
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E.
Columbanus of Bobbio
Columbanus of Bobbio was a prominent Irish missionary monk and founder of several monasteries in continental Europe, known for his strict monastic rule and major influence on early medieval Christian monasticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine abbot
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Carolingian aristocrat ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Frankish nobleman ⓘ figure in medieval legend ⓘ hagiographical figure ⓘ medieval military leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
William of Gellone
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surface form:
Guillaume de Gellone
Guillaume d’Aquitaine ⓘ Saint Guilhem ⓘ William I, Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
surface form:
William of Aquitaine
William of Gellone ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old French chansons de geste
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the Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aquitaine
ⓘ
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
surface form:
Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)
Toulouse ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 755 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbey of Gellone ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
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| cousin | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| deathDate |
c. 812
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c. 814 ⓘ |
| era | Carolingian era ⓘ |
| feastDay | 28 May ⓘ |
| founded |
Abbey of Gellone
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Abbey of Gellone ⓘ
surface form:
Gellone Abbey in the Languedoc
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the William of Orange cycle of epics ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterBasedOn | Guillaume d’Orange ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaigns in the Spanish March
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wars against Muslim forces in Septimania ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
piety and ascetic life after military career
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transition from warrior to monk ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of the Frankish frontier against Muslim forces ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
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nobleman ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| patronage |
soldiers
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the Abbey of Gellone and its region ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of the Franks
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surface form:
Frankish Empire
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| placeOfDeath |
Abbey of Gellone
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Gellone, near Lodève ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbot of Gellone
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Count of Toulouse ⓘ Duke in Aquitaine ⓘ |
| relative | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Saint William of Gellone Description of subject: Saint William of Gellone was an 8th–9th century Frankish nobleman, cousin of Charlemagne, and celebrated warrior-monk who became a Benedictine abbot and later a prominent figure in medieval legend and hagiography.
Referenced by (2)
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