Saint Neot
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Saint Neot was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with Cornwall and known for the town of St Neots being named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Neot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2235406 — 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 Neot Context triple: [St Neots, namedAfter, Saint Neot]
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A.
St Athan
St Athan is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, best known for its long-standing military airbase and associated aerospace and defence activities.
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B.
Boconnoc Church
Boconnoc Church is a historic parish church located on the Boconnoc estate in Cornwall, England, known for its picturesque rural setting and architectural heritage.
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C.
Marazion
Marazion is a small coastal town in Cornwall, England, best known as the mainland access point to the tidal island and historic site of St Michael’s Mount.
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D.
St Michaels Mount
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, famous for its medieval castle, historic chapel, and picturesque causeway linking it to the mainland.
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E.
Newchurch
Newchurch is a village in Lancashire, England, situated within the Rossendale Valley and known for its historic church and hillside setting.
- 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 Neot Target entity description: Saint Neot was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with Cornwall and known for the town of St Neots being named in his honor.
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A.
St Athan
St Athan is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, best known for its long-standing military airbase and associated aerospace and defence activities.
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B.
Boconnoc Church
Boconnoc Church is a historic parish church located on the Boconnoc estate in Cornwall, England, known for its picturesque rural setting and architectural heritage.
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C.
Marazion
Marazion is a small coastal town in Cornwall, England, best known as the mainland access point to the tidal island and historic site of St Michael’s Mount.
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D.
St Michaels Mount
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, famous for its medieval castle, historic chapel, and picturesque causeway linking it to the mainland.
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E.
Newchurch
Newchurch is a village in Lancashire, England, situated within the Rossendale Valley and known for its historic church and hillside setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century Christian monk
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ English monk ⓘ hermit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornwall
ⓘ
St Neot, Cornwall ⓘ St Neots ⓘ
surface form:
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
|
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | monk and hermit ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Church of England liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England calendar of saints
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ |
| cultRegion |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
Cornwall ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| era | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| feastDay |
31 July
ⓘ
Neot-tide ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
book of prayers
ⓘ
hermit’s staff ⓘ monk’s habit ⓘ |
| hasPatronage |
St Neot, Cornwall
ⓘ
St Neots ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
St Neot, Cornwall
ⓘ
St Neots ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
St Neot, Cornwall
ⓘ
St Neots ⓘ
surface form:
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
|
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the town of St Neots ⓘ |
| languageOfHagiography |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eremitic life
ⓘ
local cult in Cornwall ⓘ |
| occupation |
hermit
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | venerated saint ⓘ |
| title | Saint Neot of Cornwall ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglo-Saxon hagiography ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Neot Description of subject: Saint Neot was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with Cornwall and known for the town of St Neots being named in his honor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.