Sulpicius Severus
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Sulpicius Severus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Christian writer and historian best known for his influential hagiographical and historical works in Latin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sulpicius Severus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sulpicius Severus Context triple: [Life of St Martin, author, Sulpicius Severus]
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Orosius
Orosius was a 5th-century Christian historian and theologian, best known for his work "Historiarum Adversus Paganos," which defended Christianity by interpreting Roman and world history through a providential lens.
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Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
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C.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris was a 5th-century Gallo-Roman aristocrat, bishop, and letter-writer whose works provide a key eyewitness account of the final decades of the Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sulpicius Severus Target entity description: Sulpicius Severus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Christian writer and historian best known for his influential hagiographical and historical works in Latin.
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A.
Orosius
Orosius was a 5th-century Christian historian and theologian, best known for his work "Historiarum Adversus Paganos," which defended Christianity by interpreting Roman and world history through a providential lens.
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B.
Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
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C.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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D.
Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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E.
Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris was a 5th-century Gallo-Roman aristocrat, bishop, and letter-writer whose works provide a key eyewitness account of the final decades of the Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian writer
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Late Antique author ⓘ Latin prose author ⓘ hagiographer ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | 4th century ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | early 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaul ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedAs | elegant stylist among Latin Christian authors ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| familyName | Severus ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian history
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biography ⓘ hagiography ⓘ theological literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Sulpicius ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin Christian biography
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Western monastic tradition ⓘ medieval hagiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Jerome ⓘ Martin of Tours ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | classical Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Martin of Tours ⓘ |
| movement | Latin Church Fathers tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Latin Christian historiography
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writing the Life of Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chronica
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Dialogues ⓘ
surface form:
Dialogi
Historia Sacra ⓘ Letters ⓘ Life of Saint Martin ⓘ Vita Sancti Martini ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on early Christian historiography
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scholarly studies on Latin hagiography ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 5th century
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Christian moral teaching
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biblical history ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ |
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Subject: Sulpicius Severus Description of subject: Sulpicius Severus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Christian writer and historian best known for his influential hagiographical and historical works in Latin.
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