Saint Cornelius
E448985
Saint Cornelius was a 3rd-century pope and Christian martyr venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his leadership during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Cornelius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4487137 — 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 Cornelius Context triple: [St. Cornelius Chapel on Governors Island, namedAfter, Saint Cornelius]
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A.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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B.
Saint Hippolytus
Saint Hippolytus is an early Christian theologian and martyr, traditionally regarded as one of the most important third-century Church Fathers.
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C.
Saint Clement of Ancyra
Saint Clement of Ancyra was an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated for his steadfast faith and suffering under Roman persecution.
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D.
Saint Petronius
Saint Petronius was a 5th-century bishop and revered Christian saint best known as the patron saint of Bologna and a key figure in the city’s religious and civic identity.
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E.
Novatian
Novatian was a 3rd-century Roman theologian and antipope known for his rigorous stance on church discipline and his influential Latin theological writings.
- 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 Cornelius Target entity description: Saint Cornelius was a 3rd-century pope and Christian martyr venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his leadership during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire.
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A.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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B.
Saint Hippolytus
Saint Hippolytus is an early Christian theologian and martyr, traditionally regarded as one of the most important third-century Church Fathers.
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C.
Saint Clement of Ancyra
Saint Clement of Ancyra was an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated for his steadfast faith and suffering under Roman persecution.
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D.
Saint Petronius
Saint Petronius was a 5th-century bishop and revered Christian saint best known as the patron saint of Bologna and a key figure in the city’s religious and civic identity.
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E.
Novatian
Novatian was a 3rd-century Roman theologian and antipope known for his rigorous stance on church discipline and his influential Latin theological writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century pope
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Catholic saint ⓘ Christian martyr ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Novatianist controversy
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Catacomb of Callixtus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause |
martyrdom
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persecution under the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 253 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Civitavecchia
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
13 September (traditional Western calendar)
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16 September ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | leader of Christians during persecution ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Roman Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending the readmission of lapsed Christians
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opposing Novatian ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 253 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 251 ⓘ |
| papalOrdinalNumber | 21 ⓘ |
| patronage |
earache sufferers
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epilepsy ⓘ farm animals ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Roman authorities ⓘ |
| persecutedUnder | Emperor Trebonianus Gallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
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| predecessor | Pope Fabian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Lucius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
horn
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papal tiara ⓘ |
| title |
Pope Cornelius
NERFINISHED
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Saint Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMartyrdom | confessor-martyr ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Cornelius Description of subject: Saint Cornelius was a 3rd-century pope and Christian martyr venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his leadership during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.