John of Antioch
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John of Antioch was a 5th-century Eastern Christian bishop and theologian known for leading the Antiochene delegation at the Council of Ephesus and for his involvement in the Christological controversies of his time.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John of Antioch canonical | 7 |
| Ibas of Edessa | 1 |
| John of Antioch (later bishop) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398125 — 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: John of Antioch Context triple: [Council of Ephesus, attendedBy, John of Antioch]
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A.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
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B.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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C.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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D.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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E.
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.
- 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: John of Antioch Target entity description: John of Antioch was a 5th-century Eastern Christian bishop and theologian known for leading the Antiochene delegation at the Council of Ephesus and for his involvement in the Christological controversies of his time.
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A.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
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B.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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C.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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D.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century person
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Christian bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Antioch ⓘ |
| christologyPosition | Emphasis on distinction of Christ’s two natures ⓘ |
| church | Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| compromisedWith | Cyril of Alexandria in the Formula of Union ⓘ |
| conflict | Dispute with Cyril of Alexandria over Christology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| doctrinalFocus | Christology ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Early Byzantine theological controversies ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Christological debates on the person of Christ
ⓘ
Nestorianism ⓘ
surface form:
Nestorian controversy
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| knownFor |
involvement in 5th-century Christological controversies
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leading the Antiochene delegation at the Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| officeType | Patriarchate ⓘ |
| opponent | Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Antioch ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop
ⓘ
Bishop of Antioch ⓘ |
| region |
Antioch on the Orontes
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Antioch
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleAtEvent | Leader of the Antiochene delegation at the Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Eastern Roman episcopate ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Antiochene Christology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | negotiations leading to the Formula of Union (433) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John of Antioch Description of subject: John of Antioch was a 5th-century Eastern Christian bishop and theologian known for leading the Antiochene delegation at the Council of Ephesus and for his involvement in the Christological controversies of his time.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ibas of Edessa
subject surface form:
Formula of Union
subject surface form:
Formula of Union