Theophanes the Confessor
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Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theophanes the Confessor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3607840 — 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: Theophanes the Confessor Context triple: [Arab–Byzantine wars, describedBySource, Theophanes the Confessor]
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A.
Theophanes the Cretan
Theophanes the Cretan was a prominent 16th-century Cretan icon painter and monk, renowned as one of the leading figures of the post-Byzantine artistic tradition in Greece.
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B.
Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Photios I of Constantinople
Photios I of Constantinople was a 9th-century Byzantine scholar and Patriarch whose controversial appointment and theological positions sparked the Photian Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
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D.
Nectarius of Constantinople
Nectarius of Constantinople was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential early church leader who played a key role in shaping orthodox Christian doctrine.
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E.
St. Symeon
St. Symeon was a medieval port serving the Principality of Antioch, functioning as its key maritime gateway for trade and communication in the eastern Mediterranean.
- 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: Theophanes the Confessor Target entity description: Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
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A.
Theophanes the Cretan
Theophanes the Cretan was a prominent 16th-century Cretan icon painter and monk, renowned as one of the leading figures of the post-Byzantine artistic tradition in Greece.
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B.
Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Photios I of Constantinople
Photios I of Constantinople was a 9th-century Byzantine scholar and Patriarch whose controversial appointment and theological positions sparked the Photian Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
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D.
Nectarius of Constantinople
Nectarius of Constantinople was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential early church leader who played a key role in shaping orthodox Christian doctrine.
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E.
St. Symeon
St. Symeon was a medieval port serving the Principality of Antioch, functioning as its key maritime gateway for trade and communication in the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
ⓘ
Byzantine monk ⓘ Christian confessor ⓘ chronicler ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Palestine ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 758 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| causeOfDeath | ill-treatment in exile (traditional account) ⓘ |
| chronographiaCoversPeriodFrom | reign of Diocletian ⓘ |
| chronographiaCoversPeriodTo | year 813 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate |
818
ⓘ
c. 818 ⓘ |
| era | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| exiledTo | Samothrace ⓘ |
| father |
Exarch Isaac
ⓘ
surface form:
Isaac (a Byzantine official)
|
| feastDay |
12 March
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25 March (Eastern Orthodox calendar, some traditions) ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Leo V the Armenian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
providing key information on early Byzantine political and military history ⓘ writing a universal chronicle from Diocletian to 813 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Iconodule ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chronographia ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
ⓘ
historian ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| opposedBy | iconoclast emperors of Byzantium ⓘ |
| patronage | chroniclers ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| sourceFor |
early Arab–Byzantine conflicts
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history of Iconoclasm in Byzantium ⓘ reign of Constantine V ⓘ reign of Justinian II ⓘ Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Leo III the Isaurian
|
| spouse | Megalo (before becoming a monk) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Byzantine history ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| workPeriod | c. 810–813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Theophanes the Confessor Description of subject: Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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