Saint Anthony Abbot
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Saint Anthony Abbot is a Christian monk and early Desert Father venerated as the patron saint of animals and those suffering from skin diseases, often depicted resisting demonic temptations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Anthony | 1 |
| Saint Anthony Abbot canonical | 1 |
| St Anthony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9407282 — 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 Anthony Abbot Context triple: [Isenheim Altarpiece, depicts, Saint Anthony Abbot]
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Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua was a 13th-century Portuguese Franciscan priest renowned as a powerful preacher and miracle worker, widely venerated as the patron saint of lost items.
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B.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
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St. Lawrence of Brindisi
St. Lawrence of Brindisi was a 16th–17th century Capuchin friar, renowned preacher, and theologian whose profound biblical scholarship and missionary work led to his recognition as a Doctor of the Church.
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D.
Saint Paul the First Hermit
Saint Paul the First Hermit is a 3rd–4th century Christian ascetic venerated as the first known hermit and a pioneer of Christian eremitic monasticism.
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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was a 13th–14th century Italian Augustinian friar renowned for his piety, miracles, and devotion to the souls in Purgatory, later venerated as a patron saint of the suffering and the poor.
- 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 Anthony Abbot Target entity description: Saint Anthony Abbot is a Christian monk and early Desert Father venerated as the patron saint of animals and those suffering from skin diseases, often depicted resisting demonic temptations.
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A.
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua was a 13th-century Portuguese Franciscan priest renowned as a powerful preacher and miracle worker, widely venerated as the patron saint of lost items.
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B.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
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C.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi
St. Lawrence of Brindisi was a 16th–17th century Capuchin friar, renowned preacher, and theologian whose profound biblical scholarship and missionary work led to his recognition as a Doctor of the Church.
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D.
Saint Paul the First Hermit
Saint Paul the First Hermit is a 3rd–4th century Christian ascetic venerated as the first known hermit and a pioneer of Christian eremitic monasticism.
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E.
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was a 13th–14th century Italian Augustinian friar renowned for his piety, miracles, and devotion to the souls in Purgatory, later venerated as a patron saint of the suffering and the poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
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Christian saint ⓘ anchorite ⓘ hermit ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Life of Anthony by Athanasius of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 251 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Coma, Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 356 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mount Colzim, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
17 January (Western Christianity)
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30 January (some Eastern traditions) ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as an aged bearded monk
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depicted being tempted by demons ⓘ depicted with a T-shaped tau cross ⓘ depicted with a bell ⓘ depicted with a pig or boar ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athanasius of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Christian monasticism ⓘ Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachomius the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian monasticism
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inspiring the Desert Fathers movement ⓘ life of asceticism in the Egyptian desert ⓘ resisting demonic temptations ⓘ |
| languageContext | Coptic Christian tradition ⓘ |
| livedIn | Egyptian desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Desert monasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Anthony of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Anthony of the Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Anthony the Abbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
animals
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basket makers ⓘ butchers ⓘ domestic animals ⓘ gravediggers ⓘ swineherds ⓘ those suffering from ergotism ⓘ those suffering from skin diseases ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| title |
Father of All Monks
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Father of Monks ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Input
Subject: Saint Anthony Abbot Description of subject: Saint Anthony Abbot is a Christian monk and early Desert Father venerated as the patron saint of animals and those suffering from skin diseases, often depicted resisting demonic temptations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Anthony
this entity surface form:
St Anthony