Saint Agatha
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Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Agatha canonical | 7 |
| Christian martyr Saint Agatha | 1 |
| Saint Agata | 1 |
| Saint Agatha of Catania | 1 |
| Saint Agatha of Sicily | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2761119 — 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 Agatha Context triple: [St Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church, namedAfter, Saint Agatha]
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Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy is a Christian martyr and saint, particularly venerated in Italy and Scandinavia, who is associated with light and whose feast day is celebrated on December 13.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
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Domitilla the Elder
Domitilla the Elder was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, best known as the wife of Emperor Vespasian and mother of future emperors Titus and Domitian.
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Saint Reparata
Saint Reparata is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in the Mediterranean region, regarded as a patron saint of Nice and celebrated for her steadfast faith and miraculous legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Agatha Target entity description: Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.
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Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy is a Christian martyr and saint, particularly venerated in Italy and Scandinavia, who is associated with light and whose feast day is celebrated on December 13.
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C.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
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Domitilla the Elder
Domitilla the Elder was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, best known as the wife of Emperor Vespasian and mother of future emperors Titus and Domitian.
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Saint Reparata
Saint Reparata is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in the Mediterranean region, regarded as a patron saint of Nice and celebrated for her steadfast faith and miraculous legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century Christian saint
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Christian martyr ⓘ person ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catania Cathedral
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Decian persecution ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 3rd century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Roman Martyrology ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultDeveloped | early Christian period ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 251 ⓘ |
| feastDay | 5 February ⓘ |
| givenName | Agatha ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
burning brazier
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palm of martyrdom ⓘ severed breasts on a plate ⓘ tongs ⓘ veil ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| majorShrine | Catania Cathedral ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | torture ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | good ⓘ |
| notableFor |
refusal to renounce Christianity
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steadfast faith under persecution ⓘ |
| patronage |
Catania
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Sicily ⓘ bell-founders ⓘ breast cancer patients ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ fire ⓘ martyrs ⓘ nurses ⓘ rape victims ⓘ wet nurses ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Catania
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Sicily ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Catania
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Sicily ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
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Subject: Saint Agatha Description of subject: Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.