Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome)
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Stridon is the ancient town in the Roman province of Dalmatia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Saint Jerome, the influential early Christian scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6237884 — 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: Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome) Context triple: [Relics of Saint Jerome, linkedToPlaceOfOrigin, Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome)]
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Ulpiana
Ulpiana was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Dardania, located near present-day Pristina in Kosovo.
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B.
Greccio
Greccio is a small medieval hill town in central Italy renowned as the place where Saint Francis of Assisi created the first live Nativity scene.
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C.
Jérica
Jérica is a historic municipality in the province of Castellón, in Spain’s Valencian Community, known for its medieval architecture and prominent Mudejar-style bell tower.
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D.
Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
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E.
Assisi
Assisi is an Italian hill town in Umbria renowned as the birthplace of St. Francis and a major center of Christian pilgrimage.
- 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: Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome) Target entity description: Stridon is the ancient town in the Roman province of Dalmatia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Saint Jerome, the influential early Christian scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin.
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A.
Ulpiana
Ulpiana was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Dardania, located near present-day Pristina in Kosovo.
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B.
Greccio
Greccio is a small medieval hill town in central Italy renowned as the place where Saint Francis of Assisi created the first live Nativity scene.
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C.
Jérica
Jérica is a historic municipality in the province of Castellón, in Spain’s Valencian Community, known for its medieval architecture and prominent Mudejar-style bell tower.
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D.
Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
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E.
Assisi
Assisi is an Italian hill town in Umbria renowned as the birthplace of St. Francis and a major center of Christian pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
birthplace ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latin Church Fathers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCenturyOfNotableResident | 4th century ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Dalmatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | exact location unknown ⓘ |
| describedAs | civitas in the Roman province of Dalmatia ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Gothic invasions ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 4th century ⓘ |
| era | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman provincial administration of Dalmatia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | town on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUncertainty | location and archaeological remains not securely identified ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | likely of Illyrian origin ⓘ |
| hasUncertainIdentification | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
De viris illustribus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerome’s letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | lost town ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedPerson |
Paula of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Damasus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedWork | Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the traditional birthplace of Saint Jerome ⓘ |
| notableResident | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Illyricum (Roman administrative region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleLocationRegion |
border area between Dalmatia and Pannonia
ⓘ
modern Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Croatia ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier area of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | Christian pilgrimage interest ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact site and regional attribution ⓘ |
| significanceInChristianity | birthplace of the translator of the Vulgate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| traditionalBirthplaceOf | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome) Description of subject: Stridon is the ancient town in the Roman province of Dalmatia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Saint Jerome, the influential early Christian scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin.
Referenced by (1)
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