René Goupil
E469972
Catholic martyr
French person
Jesuit lay brother
North American Martyr
Roman Catholic saint
missionary
surgeon
René Goupil was a 17th-century French Jesuit lay missionary and surgeon who became one of the North American Martyrs after being killed for his faith in New France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| René Goupil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4546641 — 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: René Goupil Context triple: [Jesuits in New France, notableMember, René Goupil]
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A.
Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his detailed and lively depictions of Parisian life during the Belle Époque.
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B.
Hippolyte Flandrin
Hippolyte Flandrin was a 19th-century French painter known for his religious murals and portraits, and as a prominent student of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
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C.
Félix Bracquemond
Félix Bracquemond was a pioneering 19th-century French painter and printmaker closely associated with early Impressionism and the revival of etching.
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D.
Jean Degoutte
Jean Degoutte was a French Army general of World War I, noted for his leadership of French forces alongside the U.S. Marines in major Western Front engagements.
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E.
Ferdinand Lepage
Ferdinand Lepage was a painter associated with the Impressionist movement who participated in the historic Impressionist exhibitions in late 19th-century France.
- 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: René Goupil Target entity description: René Goupil was a 17th-century French Jesuit lay missionary and surgeon who became one of the North American Martyrs after being killed for his faith in New France.
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A.
Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his detailed and lively depictions of Parisian life during the Belle Époque.
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B.
Hippolyte Flandrin
Hippolyte Flandrin was a 19th-century French painter known for his religious murals and portraits, and as a prominent student of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
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C.
Félix Bracquemond
Félix Bracquemond was a pioneering 19th-century French painter and printmaker closely associated with early Impressionism and the revival of etching.
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D.
Jean Degoutte
Jean Degoutte was a French Army general of World War I, noted for his leadership of French forces alongside the U.S. Marines in major Western Front engagements.
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E.
Ferdinand Lepage
Ferdinand Lepage was a painter associated with the Impressionist movement who participated in the historic Impressionist exhibitions in late 19th-century France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic martyr
ⓘ
French person ⓘ Jesuit lay brother ⓘ North American Martyr ⓘ Roman Catholic saint ⓘ missionary ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Auriesville, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesuit missions to the Iroquois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1608-05-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Anjou, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1930-06-29 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCauseContext | killed by Iroquois while on mission ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1642-09-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Auriesville, New York ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Goupil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
October 19
ⓘ
September 26 ⓘ |
| givenName | René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Martyr
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| honorific | Saint René Goupil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed for his faith ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRegion |
Huron missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first Jesuit martyrs in New York region ⓘ |
| occupation |
lay brother
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Martyrs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
anesthetists
ⓘ
surgeons ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ossernenon (near present-day Auriesville, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: René Goupil Description of subject: René Goupil was a 17th-century French Jesuit lay missionary and surgeon who became one of the North American Martyrs after being killed for his faith in New France.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.