Augustine of Hippo
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Christian saint
Christian theologian
Church Father
Doctor of the Church
Latin Church theologian
bishop
philosopher
Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158188 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustine of Hippo Context triple: [Tritheism, opposedBy, Augustine of Hippo]
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Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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C.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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Tertullian
Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustine of Hippo Target entity description: Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
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A.
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
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B.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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C.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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D.
Tertullian
Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
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E.
Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ Doctor of the Church ⓘ Latin Church theologian ⓘ bishop ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| baptizedBy | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0354-11-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Numidia
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Roman Empire ⓘ Thagaste ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| combated |
Donatism
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Manichaeism ⓘ Pelagianism ⓘ |
| conversion | converted to Christianity from Manichaeism ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0430-08-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hippo Regius
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Roman North Africa ⓘ Hippo Regius ⓘ
surface form:
Vandal-occupied Hippo Regius
|
| denomination |
Western Christianity
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surface form:
Latin Christianity
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| education | rhetoric ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
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Patristic era ⓘ |
| father | Patricius ⓘ |
| feastDay | August 28 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ethics
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biblical exegesis ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Augustine of Hippo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis
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| givenName |
Augustine of Hippo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Augustine
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| heldPosition | Bishop of Hippo Regius ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anselm of Canterbury
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Blaise Pascal ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Western Christian theology
Western philosophy ⓘ doctrine of grace ⓘ doctrine of original sin ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ambrose of Milan
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Cicero ⓘ Manichaeism ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Scripture
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| knownFor |
Christian Neoplatonism
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doctrine of divine grace ⓘ doctrine of original sin ⓘ just war theory ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mother |
Saint Monica of Hippo
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surface form:
Monica of Hippo
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| movement | Patristic theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Confessions
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Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love ⓘ On Christian Doctrine ⓘ On the Trinity ⓘ The City of God ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| region | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Augustinian theology
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surface form:
Augustinian
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| seeAlso |
Augustinian theology
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surface form:
Augustinianism
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| subjectOf | Augustinian studies ⓘ |
| tradition |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Church
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Trinity
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church and state ⓘ free will ⓘ grace ⓘ memory ⓘ original sin ⓘ time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustine of Hippo Description of subject: Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
Referenced by (244)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book 9 (The City of God)
subject surface form:
Book 6 (The City of God)
Life of Anthony (subject of biography by Athanasius of Alexandria)
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influenced
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Augustine of Hippo
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subject surface form:
Life of Anthony
subject surface form:
Book 17 (The City of God)
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
this entity surface form:
Saint Augustine