Godric
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Godric is a 1980 historical novel by Frederick Buechner that fictionalizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godric canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286751 — 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: Godric Context triple: [Frederick Buechner, notableWork, Godric]
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Thorold
Thorold is a small city in Ontario, Canada, located in the Niagara Region and known for its historic Welland Canal infrastructure.
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B.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
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E.
Wilfred
Wilfred is a masculine given name of English origin, notably borne by the World War I poet Wilfred Owen.
- 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: Godric Target entity description: Godric is a 1980 historical novel by Frederick Buechner that fictionalizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale.
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A.
Thorold
Thorold is a small city in Ontario, Canada, located in the Niagara Region and known for its historic Welland Canal infrastructure.
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B.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
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E.
Wilfred
Wilfred is a masculine given name of English origin, notably borne by the World War I poet Wilfred Owen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederick Buechner ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| followedByInAuthorOeuvre | Brendan ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian fiction
ⓘ
biographical novel ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aedlred
ⓘ
Burcwen ⓘ Ethelyn ⓘ
surface form:
Hedwic
Perkin ⓘ Reginald of Durham ⓘ William ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern Christian literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
asceticism
ⓘ
grace ⓘ hermit life ⓘ medieval Christianity ⓘ memory and storytelling ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ saintliness ⓘ |
| includedIn | Frederick Buechner bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Christian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| notableFor | fictionalizing the life of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200–250 pages ⓘ |
| precededByInAuthorOeuvre | The Entrance to Porlock ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ⓘ
surface form:
Atheneum
|
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| settingPlace | England ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
hermit
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ |
| subjectReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian spirituality
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Godric Description of subject: Godric is a 1980 historical novel by Frederick Buechner that fictionalizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carl Frederick Buechner