Cornelius the centurion

E30496

Gentile convert to Christianity New Testament person Roman centurion biblical figure

Cornelius the centurion is a Roman army officer in the New Testament whose conversion in Acts marks a pivotal moment in the early Christian mission to Gentiles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cornelius	2
Cornelius the Centurion	2
Cornelius the centurion canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207489 — 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: Cornelius the centurion
Context triple: [Acts of the Apostles, featuresCharacter, Cornelius the centurion]

A. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
B. Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
C. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
D. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
E. Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch was an early Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his letters written en route to martyrdom in Rome that profoundly shaped early Church doctrine and ecclesiology.
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: Cornelius the centurion
Target entity description: Cornelius the centurion is a Roman army officer in the New Testament whose conversion in Acts marks a pivotal moment in the early Christian mission to Gentiles.

A. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
B. Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
C. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
D. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
E. Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch was an early Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his letters written en route to martyrdom in Rome that profoundly shaped early Church doctrine and ecclesiology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gentile convert to Christianity ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ Roman centurion ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ
appearsInChapter	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ surface form: Acts 10 Acts of the Apostles ⓘ surface form: Acts 11
associatedWith	Caesarea Maritima ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Simon Peter
baptismType	water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ ⓘ
baptizedBy	Peter ⓘ
commandedByAngelTo	send for Simon Peter ⓘ
conversionNarrative	Acts 10:1–48 ⓘ recounted in Acts 11:1–18 ⓘ
describedAs	God-fearing ⓘ devout ⓘ generous to the poor ⓘ regular in prayer ⓘ
ethnicity	Gentile ⓘ
fallsDownBefore	Peter ⓘ
gathers	relatives and close friends to hear Peter ⓘ
hasVisionOf	an angel of God ⓘ
hosts	Peter in his house ⓘ
isToldByPeter	stand up, I am only a man myself ⓘ
locationOfVision	Caesarea Maritima ⓘ surface form: Caesarea
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
militaryAffiliation	Roman army ⓘ
nationalContext	Roman Empire ⓘ
occupation	centurion ⓘ
praisedBy	Peter ⓘ
receives	God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit
receivesHolySpirit	before water baptism ⓘ
religiousContext	early Christianity ⓘ
religiousStatusBeforeVision	God-fearer ⓘ
roleInActsNarrative	bridge figure between Jewish Christians and Gentiles ⓘ
scripturalReference	Acts 10:1 ⓘ Acts 10:2 ⓘ Acts 10:22 ⓘ Acts 10:30–33 ⓘ Acts 10:3–8 ⓘ Acts 10:44–48 ⓘ Acts 11:11–18 ⓘ
sendsFor	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Simon Peter
sendsMessengersTo	Jaffa ⓘ surface form: Joppa
significanceInChristianHistory	first Gentile convert narrative in Acts ⓘ pivotal figure in opening Christian mission to Gentiles ⓘ
theologicalTheme	God shows no partiality ⓘ inclusion of Gentiles without full adoption of Jewish law ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century CE ⓘ
unit	Italian Cohort ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acts of the Apostles → featuresCharacter → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ

Cornelius Vanderbilt → givenName → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius

Communicantes → mentions → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius

Italian Cohort → associatedPerson → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ

The Apostle Peter in the House of Cornelius the Centurion → depicts → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius the Centurion

The Apostle Peter in the House of Cornelius the Centurion → mainSubject → Cornelius the centurion ⓘ