Saint Wenceslas
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Saint Wenceslas is a 10th-century Bohemian duke and Christian martyr revered as the patron saint of the Czech nation and a symbol of Czech statehood.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Wenceslas canonical | 11 |
| Saint Wenceslaus | 4 |
| Wenceslas | 3 |
| svatý Václav | 2 |
| Svatý Václav | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3939114 — 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 Wenceslas Context triple: [Czech Statehood Day, commemorates, Saint Wenceslas]
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Saint John of Nepomuk
Saint John of Nepomuk was a 14th-century Bohemian priest and martyr venerated as a patron saint of bridges and protector against floods, widely depicted in Baroque statues across Central Europe.
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Saint Adalbert of Prague
Saint Adalbert of Prague was a 10th-century Bohemian bishop and missionary martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of Central Europe.
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Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus was the birth name of Charles IV, the 14th-century Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg.
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Jobst of Moravia
Jobst of Moravia was a powerful late medieval Luxembourg dynasty prince who ruled Moravia and briefly served as King of the Romans during the early 15th century.
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Mikuláš of Kadaň
Mikuláš of Kadaň was a medieval Czech clockmaker and craftsman renowned for his role in creating Prague’s famous astronomical clock.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Wenceslas Target entity description: Saint Wenceslas is a 10th-century Bohemian duke and Christian martyr revered as the patron saint of the Czech nation and a symbol of Czech statehood.
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A.
Saint John of Nepomuk
Saint John of Nepomuk was a 14th-century Bohemian priest and martyr venerated as a patron saint of bridges and protector against floods, widely depicted in Baroque statues across Central Europe.
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B.
Saint Adalbert of Prague
Saint Adalbert of Prague was a 10th-century Bohemian bishop and missionary martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of Central Europe.
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C.
Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus was the birth name of Charles IV, the 14th-century Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg.
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D.
Jobst of Moravia
Jobst of Moravia was a powerful late medieval Luxembourg dynasty prince who ruled Moravia and briefly served as King of the Romans during the early 15th century.
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E.
Mikuláš of Kadaň
Mikuláš of Kadaň was a medieval Czech clockmaker and craftsman renowned for his role in creating Prague’s famous astronomical clock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century ruler
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Christian martyr ⓘ Duke of Bohemia ⓘ historical figure ⓘ patron saint ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good King Wenceslas
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Saint Wenceslas ⓘ
surface form:
Svatý Václav
Václav ⓘ Wenceslaus I ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prague
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Stará Boleslav ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 907 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Bohemia ⓘ |
| cultDeveloped | 10th century ⓘ |
| deathDate |
28 September 929
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28 September 935 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Stará Boleslav ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feastDay | 28 September ⓘ |
| givenName |
Saint Wenceslas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wenceslas
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| grandmother |
Duchess Ludmila of Bohemia
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surface form:
Saint Ludmila
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| hasLegend |
Good King Wenceslas
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surface form:
Good King Wenceslas Christmas carol
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| killer |
Boleslaus I the Cruel
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surface form:
Boleslaus the Cruel
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| languageOfName | Czech ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered by his brother ⓘ |
| memorial |
Wenceslas Square
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surface form:
Wenceslas Square, Prague
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| mother | Drahomíra ⓘ |
| nationalHoliday | Czech Statehood Day ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of Christianity in Bohemia ⓘ |
| patronage |
Bohemia
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Czech nation ⓘ Czech statehood ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St. Vitus Cathedral ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke of Bohemia ⓘ |
| region | Bohemia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 935 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 921 ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| sibling |
Boleslaus I the Cruel
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surface form:
Boleslaus the Cruel
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| symbolOf |
Czech national identity
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Czech statehood ⓘ |
| title | Duke ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Saint Wenceslas Description of subject: Saint Wenceslas is a 10th-century Bohemian duke and Christian martyr revered as the patron saint of the Czech nation and a symbol of Czech statehood.
Referenced by (21)
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