Saint Spyridon
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Saint Spyridon is a 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle worker venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially renowned for his incorrupt relics and popular devotion on the island of Corfu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Spyridon canonical | 5 |
| Saint Spyridon of Trimythous | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4183414 — 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: Saint Spyridon Context triple: [Corfu, patronSaint, Saint Spyridon]
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A.
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki is a revered early Christian martyr and military saint, especially venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the patron and protector of the city of Thessaloniki.
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B.
Saint Panteleimon
Saint Panteleimon is a Christian martyr and healer venerated in both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions as a patron saint of physicians and the sick.
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C.
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.
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D.
Agios Konstantinos
Agios Konstantinos is a coastal town in central Greece that serves as a key mainland ferry port connecting to nearby Aegean islands.
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E.
St. Makarios of Corinth
St. Makarios of Corinth was an 18th-century Greek Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer best known for his role in compiling and promoting the Philokalia and the hesychast tradition.
- 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: Saint Spyridon Target entity description: Saint Spyridon is a 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle worker venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially renowned for his incorrupt relics and popular devotion on the island of Corfu.
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A.
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki is a revered early Christian martyr and military saint, especially venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the patron and protector of the city of Thessaloniki.
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B.
Saint Panteleimon
Saint Panteleimon is a Christian martyr and healer venerated in both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions as a patron saint of physicians and the sick.
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C.
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.
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D.
Agios Konstantinos
Agios Konstantinos is a coastal town in central Greece that serves as a key mainland ferry port connecting to nearby Aegean islands.
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E.
St. Makarios of Corinth
St. Makarios of Corinth was an 18th-century Greek Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer best known for his role in compiling and promoting the Philokalia and the hesychast tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century bishop
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Christian saint ⓘ Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ miracle worker ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cyprus
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island of Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Askeia, Cyprus ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
Roman Martyrology ⓘ |
| councilRole | defender of Nicene faith ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Cyprus ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Askeia, Cyprus
ⓘ
surface form:
Trimythous, Cyprus
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feastDay |
12 December (Julian calendar)
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14 December (Gregorian calendar, some traditions) ⓘ Sunday before Christmas (some Western calendars) ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
bishop’s omophorion
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brick symbolizing Trinity miracle ⓘ shepherd’s cap ⓘ |
| knownFor |
incorrupt relics
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miracle working ⓘ popular devotion on Corfu ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Corfu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu
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| miraclesAttributed |
deliverance of Corfu from Turkish siege
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deliverance of Corfu from famine ⓘ deliverance of Corfu from plague ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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shepherd ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| patronage |
Corfu
NERFINISHED
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island of Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ potters ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Trimythous ⓘ |
| relicsLocatedIn |
Corfu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso | Trimythous ⓘ |
| theologicalAlignment | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| title |
Hierarch
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Wonderworker ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Spyridon Description of subject: Saint Spyridon is a 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle worker venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially renowned for his incorrupt relics and popular devotion on the island of Corfu.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Spyridon of Trimythous