Gleb of Kiev
E370054
Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox saint
Kievan Rus' prince
Russian Orthodox saint
martyr
medieval noble
Gleb of Kiev was an early 11th-century Kievan Rus' prince venerated as one of the first Russian saints and martyrs, traditionally regarded as a pious son of Vladimir the Great.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gleb | 1 |
| Gleb of Kiev canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3463131 — 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: Gleb of Kiev Context triple: [Vladimir the Great, child, Gleb of Kiev]
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A.
Vsevolod
Vsevolod is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by the influential Russian theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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B.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
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C.
Oleg
Oleg is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russia and other Eastern European countries.
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D.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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E.
Yuri Dolgorukiy
Yuri Dolgorukiy was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev traditionally credited with founding the city of Moscow and expanding the northeastern Rus' principalities.
- 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: Gleb of Kiev Target entity description: Gleb of Kiev was an early 11th-century Kievan Rus' prince venerated as one of the first Russian saints and martyrs, traditionally regarded as a pious son of Vladimir the Great.
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A.
Vsevolod
Vsevolod is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by the influential Russian theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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B.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
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C.
Oleg
Oleg is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russia and other Eastern European countries.
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D.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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E.
Yuri Dolgorukiy
Yuri Dolgorukiy was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev traditionally credited with founding the city of Moscow and expanding the northeastern Rus' principalities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ Kievan Rus' prince ⓘ Russian Orthodox saint ⓘ martyr ⓘ medieval noble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gleb Sviatoslavich
ⓘ
surface form:
Gleb Vladimirovich
Saint Gleb ⓘ
surface form:
Gleb the Passion-Bearer
Saint Gleb ⓘ
surface form:
Passion-Bearer Gleb
Saint Gleb ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
Vyshhorod ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
cult of Boris and Gleb ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Vyshhorod ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Kievan Church ⓘ |
| commemoratedWith | Boris of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| ethnicGroup | East Slavs ⓘ |
| father | Vladimir the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
2 May (with Boris, some calendars)
ⓘ
24 July (Julian calendar) ⓘ 6 August (Gregorian calendar, Orthodox) ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gleb of Kiev
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gleb
|
| hasParticularDevotionTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| mother | Rogneda of Polotsk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first canonized saints of Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
being one of the first Russian saints ⓘ martyrdom without armed resistance ⓘ |
| patronage |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
Russia (early cult) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Prince in Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| sibling |
Boris of Kiev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sviatopolk the Accursed NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 11th century ⓘ |
| title | Passion-bearer ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | pious son of Vladimir the Great ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gleb of Kiev Description of subject: Gleb of Kiev was an early 11th-century Kievan Rus' prince venerated as one of the first Russian saints and martyrs, traditionally regarded as a pious son of Vladimir the Great.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gleb