Confessio
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Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confessio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T674949 — 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: Confessio Context triple: [Saint Patrick, notableWork, Confessio]
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
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C.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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D.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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E.
De fide
De fide is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the Nicene Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- 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: Confessio Target entity description: Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
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C.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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D.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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E.
De fide
De fide is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the Nicene Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian text
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Latin work ⓘ late antique text ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ireland
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Irish Christianity ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Saint Patrick
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surface form:
Saint Patrick of Ireland
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| author | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Patrick’s captivity in Ireland
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Patrick’s escape from slavery ⓘ Patrick’s return to Ireland as a missionary ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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confessional writing ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
early Christian Ireland
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late Roman Britain ⓘ Confessio of Saint Patrick ⓘ
surface form:
life of Saint Patrick
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian faith
ⓘ
defense of Patrick’s mission ⓘ divine providence ⓘ gratitude to God ⓘ Saint Patrick ⓘ
surface form:
life of Saint Patrick
mission in Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
expression of repentance and humility
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self-defense against critics ⓘ testimony of God’s grace ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
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| studiedIn |
Celtic studies
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Patristics ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| survivesIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine calling
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grace of God ⓘ mission and evangelization ⓘ sin and forgiveness ⓘ trust in providence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Confessio Description of subject: Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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