Saint Botwulf of Thorney
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Saint Botwulf of Thorney was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbot and saint venerated as a patron of travelers and farmers, known for founding monasteries in eastern England.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Botolph | 6 |
| Saint Botolph of Thorney | 4 |
| Saint Botwulf of Thorney canonical | 3 |
| Botolph of Thorney | 2 |
| Saint Botulph of Thorney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4030596 — 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 Botwulf of Thorney Context triple: [Iken, Suffolk, associatedWith, Saint Botwulf of Thorney]
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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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Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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Saint Cedd
Saint Cedd was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop known for his missionary work in Northumbria and the founding of monasteries such as Lastingham.
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Saint Alfege
Saint Alfege was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his refusal to allow a ransom to be paid for his release from Viking captors, leading to his death in 1012.
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Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary bishop renowned for founding the monastery at Lindisfarne and leading the Christianization of Northumbria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Botwulf of Thorney Target entity description: Saint Botwulf of Thorney was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbot and saint venerated as a patron of travelers and farmers, known for founding monasteries in eastern England.
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A.
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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B.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
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C.
Saint Cedd
Saint Cedd was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop known for his missionary work in Northumbria and the founding of monasteries such as Lastingham.
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D.
Saint Alfege
Saint Alfege was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his refusal to allow a ransom to be paid for his release from Viking captors, leading to his death in 1012.
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E.
Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary bishop renowned for founding the monastery at Lindisfarne and leading the Christianization of Northumbria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon abbot
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ medieval monk ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Botolph
ⓘ
Saint Botwulf of Thorney ⓘ
surface form:
Botolph of Thorney
Botwulf ⓘ
surface form:
Botwulf of Iken
Saint Botwulf of Thorney ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Botolph
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| associatedWithPlace |
Iken
ⓘ
Thorney ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 7th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | liturgical calendars in England and other countries ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| feastDay | 17 June ⓘ |
| feastDayInAnglicanCalendar | 17 June ⓘ |
| feastDayInRomanCatholicCalendar | 17 June ⓘ |
| givenName | Botwulf ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Thorney Abbey (translated relics)
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surface form:
Thorney Abbey
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| hasHagiographicSource | medieval Latin vitae ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
numerous churches in England dedicated to Saint Botolph
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place names in England derived from Botolph ⓘ veneration as a protector of travellers and boundaries ⓘ |
| influenced | Anglo-Saxon monasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding monasteries in eastern England
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holiness of life ⓘ missionary work in East Anglia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
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monk ⓘ |
| patronage |
boundaries
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farmers ⓘ trade routes ⓘ travellers ⓘ wayfarers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | eastern England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbot of a monastery at Iken ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
East Anglia
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East Anglia ⓘ
surface form:
eastern England
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| 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 Botwulf of Thorney Description of subject: Saint Botwulf of Thorney was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbot and saint venerated as a patron of travelers and farmers, known for founding monasteries in eastern England.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.