Saint Vigilius of Trent
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Saint Vigilius of Trent was a 4th–5th century bishop and martyr venerated as the patron saint of Trento in northern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Vigilius of Trent canonical | 4 |
| Saint Vigilius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T340526 — 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 Vigilius of Trent Context triple: [Tridentine Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Saint Vigilius of Trent]
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A.
Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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B.
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
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C.
Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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E.
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
- 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 Vigilius of Trent Target entity description: Saint Vigilius of Trent was a 4th–5th century bishop and martyr venerated as the patron saint of Trento in northern Italy.
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A.
Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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B.
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
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C.
Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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E.
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ martyr ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Italy
ⓘ
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ⓘ
surface form:
Trentino
|
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Roman Martyrology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Trento ⓘ |
| deathCause |
martyrdom
ⓘ
stoning ⓘ |
| deathDate |
circa 405
ⓘ
early 5th century ⓘ |
| deathManner | killed for Christian faith ⓘ |
| diocese |
Diocese of Trento
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocese of Trent
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feastDay | 26 June ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 5th century
ⓘ
late 4th century ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | patron saint of Trento ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evangelization of the Trentino region
ⓘ
missionary work in the Alps ⓘ |
| patronage |
Diocese of Trento
ⓘ
Trento ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Trent
ⓘ
Trento ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Val Rendena
ⓘ
near Trento ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Trent ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alpine regions of northern Italy
ⓘ
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ⓘ
surface form:
Trentino
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso | Trento Cathedral ⓘ |
| title | Bishop of Trento ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Vigilius of Trent Description of subject: Saint Vigilius of Trent was a 4th–5th century bishop and martyr venerated as the patron saint of Trento in northern Italy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Vigilius