Saint Walpurga
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Saint Walpurga was an 8th-century English missionary and abbess venerated as a Christian saint, particularly associated with the Christianization of pagan regions in Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Walburga | 3 |
| Saint Walpurga canonical | 1 |
| Walpurga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3688964 — 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 Walpurga Context triple: [Walpurgis Night, namedAfter, Saint Walpurga]
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Saint Hilda of Whitby
Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess and influential church leader who founded the double monastery at Whitby and played a key role in the Synod of Whitby.
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Saint Swithun
Saint Swithun was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and later venerated Christian saint, traditionally associated with weather lore and the famous legend that his feast day’s weather predicts the following forty days.
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Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
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Saint Ursula
Saint Ursula is a legendary Christian virgin martyr, venerated especially in medieval Europe as the leader of a group of virgins martyred at Cologne.
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Saint Margaret of Antioch
Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Walpurga Target entity description: Saint Walpurga was an 8th-century English missionary and abbess venerated as a Christian saint, particularly associated with the Christianization of pagan regions in Germany.
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A.
Saint Hilda of Whitby
Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess and influential church leader who founded the double monastery at Whitby and played a key role in the Synod of Whitby.
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B.
Saint Swithun
Saint Swithun was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and later venerated Christian saint, traditionally associated with weather lore and the famous legend that his feast day’s weather predicts the following forty days.
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C.
Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
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Saint Ursula
Saint Ursula is a legendary Christian virgin martyr, venerated especially in medieval Europe as the leader of a group of virgins martyred at Cologne.
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Saint Margaret of Antioch
Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century Christian
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon missionary ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ abbess ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Walpurgis Night ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eichstätt
ⓘ
Heidenheim Abbey ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 710 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Wessex
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
|
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Eichstätt
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Heidenheim an der Brenz ⓘ
surface form:
Heidenheim
|
| deathDate | 25 February 777 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Heidenheim an der Brenz
ⓘ
surface form:
Heidenheim
|
| educatedAt | monastery at Wimborne ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| father | Saint Richard the Pilgrim ⓘ |
| feastDay |
1 May
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25 February ⓘ |
| feastDayNote | 1 May associated with translation of her relics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Saint Walpurga
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Walpurga
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| iconographicAttribute |
abbess holding a vial of oil
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abbess with a book and crozier ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ |
| movement | Christianization of Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMember |
Saint Richard the Pilgrim
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Saint Willibald ⓘ Saint Willibald ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Winibald
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| notableFor |
missionary work in Bavaria
ⓘ
missionary work in Franconia ⓘ |
| notableWork | Christianization of pagan regions in Germany ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbess
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
Eichstätt
ⓘ
farmers ⓘ protection against coughs ⓘ protection against rabies ⓘ protection against storms ⓘ sailors ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Eichstätt ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbess of Heidenheim ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Saint Willibald
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Saint Winibald ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Saint Walpurga Description of subject: Saint Walpurga was an 8th-century English missionary and abbess venerated as a Christian saint, particularly associated with the Christianization of pagan regions in Germany.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.