Giuseppe Maria Desa
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Giuseppe Maria Desa, better known as Saint Joseph of Cupertino, was a 17th-century Italian Franciscan friar and mystic famed for his reported levitations and ecstatic visions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giuseppe Maria Desa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9705748 — 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: Giuseppe Maria Desa Context triple: [Saint Joseph of Cupertino, fullName, Giuseppe Maria Desa]
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A.
Salvatore Antonio Guaragna
Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, better known as Harry Warren, was a prolific American composer and songwriter who wrote numerous classic Hollywood film songs and won multiple Academy Awards.
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B.
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Giovanni Battista Meneghini was an Italian industrialist best known as the first husband and early career supporter of opera soprano Maria Callas.
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C.
Giovanni Battista Caviglia
Giovanni Battista Caviglia was a 19th-century Italian explorer and Egyptologist known for his early excavations and investigations of major ancient Egyptian monuments.
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D.
Giacomo Maria
Giacomo Maria is an Italian given name, traditionally used in religious and historical contexts and often borne by notable figures in Italian history and culture.
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E.
Fortunio Bonanova
Fortunio Bonanova was a Spanish-born character actor and opera singer known for his supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1940s.
- 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: Giuseppe Maria Desa Target entity description: Giuseppe Maria Desa, better known as Saint Joseph of Cupertino, was a 17th-century Italian Franciscan friar and mystic famed for his reported levitations and ecstatic visions.
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A.
Salvatore Antonio Guaragna
Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, better known as Harry Warren, was a prolific American composer and songwriter who wrote numerous classic Hollywood film songs and won multiple Academy Awards.
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B.
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Giovanni Battista Meneghini was an Italian industrialist best known as the first husband and early career supporter of opera soprano Maria Callas.
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C.
Giovanni Battista Caviglia
Giovanni Battista Caviglia was a 19th-century Italian explorer and Egyptologist known for his early excavations and investigations of major ancient Egyptian monuments.
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D.
Giacomo Maria
Giacomo Maria is an Italian given name, traditionally used in religious and historical contexts and often borne by notable figures in Italian history and culture.
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E.
Fortunio Bonanova
Fortunio Bonanova was a Spanish-born character actor and opera singer known for his supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
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Christian mystic ⓘ Franciscan friar ⓘ Italian person ⓘ levitating saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Copertino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1603-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Copertino, Apulia, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| deathCause | natural causes ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1663-09-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Osimo, Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 18 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Saint Joseph of Cupertino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Giuseppe Maria Desa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatronage |
air travelers
ⓘ
aviators ⓘ examinees ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasReligiousName | Joseph of Cupertino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Friar
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Priest ⓘ Saint ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ecstatic visions
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mystical experiences ⓘ patronage of exam takers ⓘ patronage of students ⓘ reported levitations ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Franciscan Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Friars Minor Conventual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMiracleType |
ecstatic trance
GENERATED
ⓘ
levitation during prayer GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
friar
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Osimo, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spiritualTradition | Franciscan spirituality ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Giuseppe Maria Desa Description of subject: Giuseppe Maria Desa, better known as Saint Joseph of Cupertino, was a 17th-century Italian Franciscan friar and mystic famed for his reported levitations and ecstatic visions.
Referenced by (1)
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