Saint Ulrich of Augsburg
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10th-century bishop
Bishop of Augsburg
Christian saint
German Roman Catholic saint
Roman Catholic bishop
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg was a 10th-century bishop renowned for his piety, church reforms, and defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions, and was the first saint formally canonized by a pope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6840754 — 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 Ulrich of Augsburg Context triple: [Ulrich, hasNotableSaint, Saint Ulrich of Augsburg]
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Saint Sebaldus of Nuremberg
Saint Sebaldus of Nuremberg is a medieval German hermit and patron saint of Nuremberg, venerated for his piety and miracles and honored as the city’s principal saint.
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B.
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Saint Rupert of Salzburg was an early medieval bishop and missionary credited with founding the city of Salzburg and serving as its patron saint.
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Saint Vergilius of Salzburg
Saint Vergilius of Salzburg was an 8th-century Irish-born bishop, missionary, and scholar known for his leadership of the Salzburg church and his early advocacy of the idea of a spherical Earth.
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D.
Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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E.
Saint Conrad of Constance
Saint Conrad of Constance was a 10th-century bishop of Constance renowned for his piety, charitable works, and promotion of church reform, later venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
- 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 Ulrich of Augsburg Target entity description: Saint Ulrich of Augsburg was a 10th-century bishop renowned for his piety, church reforms, and defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions, and was the first saint formally canonized by a pope.
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A.
Saint Sebaldus of Nuremberg
Saint Sebaldus of Nuremberg is a medieval German hermit and patron saint of Nuremberg, venerated for his piety and miracles and honored as the city’s principal saint.
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B.
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Saint Rupert of Salzburg was an early medieval bishop and missionary credited with founding the city of Salzburg and serving as its patron saint.
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C.
Saint Vergilius of Salzburg
Saint Vergilius of Salzburg was an 8th-century Irish-born bishop, missionary, and scholar known for his leadership of the Salzburg church and his early advocacy of the idea of a spherical Earth.
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D.
Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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E.
Saint Conrad of Constance
Saint Conrad of Constance was a 10th-century bishop of Constance renowned for his piety, charitable works, and promotion of church reform, later venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century bishop
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Bishop of Augsburg ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ German Roman Catholic saint ⓘ Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augsburg
NERFINISHED
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Hungarian invasions of the 10th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Lechfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Augsburg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 993 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope John XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfCanonization | reputation for holiness and miracles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | East Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 890 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 4 July 973 ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | 4 July ⓘ |
| givenName | Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
bishop
ⓘ
church reformer ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Catholic episcopate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first saint formally canonized by a pope
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church reforms ⓘ defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 973 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 923 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | defense of Augsburg in 955 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Augsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fishermen ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ weavers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Augsburg ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| title | Saint Ulrich of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Ulrich of Augsburg Description of subject: Saint Ulrich of Augsburg was a 10th-century bishop renowned for his piety, church reforms, and defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions, and was the first saint formally canonized by a pope.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.