Saint Piran
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Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Piran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5020037 — 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 Piran Context triple: [Cornwall, patronSaint, Saint Piran]
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Saint Curig
Saint Curig is a medieval Welsh saint, traditionally regarded as a missionary or church founder in Wales and remembered as the patron of several churches and localities.
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Saint Mungo
Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, is the 6th-century Christian missionary and patron saint of Glasgow, celebrated for founding the city and performing numerous miracles.
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Saint Ninian
Saint Ninian was an early Christian missionary and bishop, traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to parts of what is now Scotland in the late 4th or early 5th century.
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Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise is a 4th-century Armenian bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, especially as a patron saint invoked for healing throat ailments.
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Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Piran Target entity description: Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
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A.
Saint Curig
Saint Curig is a medieval Welsh saint, traditionally regarded as a missionary or church founder in Wales and remembered as the patron of several churches and localities.
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B.
Saint Mungo
Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, is the 6th-century Christian missionary and patron saint of Glasgow, celebrated for founding the city and performing numerous miracles.
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C.
Saint Ninian
Saint Ninian was an early Christian missionary and bishop, traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to parts of what is now Scotland in the late 4th or early 5th century.
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D.
Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise is a 4th-century Armenian bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, especially as a patron saint invoked for healing throat ailments.
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E.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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Cornish saint ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornish identity
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Cornish nationalism ⓘ Cornish people NERFINISHED ⓘ tin mining in Cornwall ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 5th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Saint Piran's Day celebrations in Cornwall
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parades and festivals on 5 March in Cornwall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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Perranzabuloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| feastDay |
5 March
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Saint Piran's Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Piran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
legend of being miraculously saved from drowning after being cast into the sea tied to a millstone
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legend of discovering tin smelting when white tin flowed from black ore ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Perranzabuloe dunes
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St Piran's Oratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cornish culture
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Cornish symbolism ⓘ |
| languageOfCult |
Cornish
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Cornish flag
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being one of the most important saints of Cornwall ⓘ being patron saint of tin miners ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
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monk ⓘ |
| patronage |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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metallurgists ⓘ miners ⓘ tin miners ⓘ tinners ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol |
Cornish flag
NERFINISHED
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Saint Piran's Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ black flag with white cross ⓘ |
| tradition | Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Saint Piran Description of subject: Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
Referenced by (1)
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