Cross of Saint Patrick
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The Cross of Saint Patrick is a red diagonal cross on a white field historically associated with Ireland and incorporated into the design of the modern Union Flag of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross of Saint Patrick canonical | 2 |
| Saint Patrick’s Saltire | 1 |
| Saint Patrick’s saltire | 1 |
| St Patrick’s Cross | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42367 — 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: Cross of Saint Patrick Context triple: [Union Flag, usesInDesign, Cross of Saint Patrick]
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A.
Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
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B.
Cross of Saint George
The Cross of Saint George is a red upright cross on a white field traditionally associated with Saint George and used as a national emblem of England.
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C.
St George
St George is a Christian martyr and legendary dragon-slaying warrior venerated as a patron saint of England and chivalry.
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D.
Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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E.
Menorah
The Menorah is an ancient seven-branched candelabrum that serves as one of the most enduring and sacred symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people.
- 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: Cross of Saint Patrick Target entity description: The Cross of Saint Patrick is a red diagonal cross on a white field historically associated with Ireland and incorporated into the design of the modern Union Flag of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
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B.
Cross of Saint George
The Cross of Saint George is a red upright cross on a white field traditionally associated with Saint George and used as a national emblem of England.
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C.
St George
St George is a Christian martyr and legendary dragon-slaying warrior venerated as a patron saint of England and chivalry.
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D.
Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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E.
Menorah
The Menorah is an ancient seven-branched candelabrum that serves as one of the most enduring and sacred symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cross
ⓘ
heraldic symbol ⓘ national symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| category |
Christian symbols
ⓘ
Heraldic charges ⓘ National symbols of Ireland ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| controversy |
its historical authenticity as a symbol of Saint Patrick is disputed
ⓘ
its use is sometimes politically sensitive in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
symbol of Ireland within the United Kingdom
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used in some Irish diaspora symbolism ⓘ |
| describedAs | red saltire on a white field ⓘ |
| designFeature |
arms are of uniform width
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diagonal arms extend to the corners of the flag ⓘ red saltire is fimbriated in the Union Flag ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| historicalUse | adopted in the late 18th century ⓘ |
| introducedIntoUnionFlag | 1801 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | incorporated into the Union Flag by the Union with Ireland Act 1800 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cross of Saint Andrew
ⓘ
Cross of Saint George ⓘ Union Flag ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Anglican Communion
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Christianity ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents | Ireland in the Union Flag ⓘ |
| shape | saltire ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Ireland
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Irish identity ⓘ Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish unionism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army regiments associated with Ireland
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Church of Ireland ⓘ Order of Saint Patrick ⓘ Royal Navy ships associated with Ireland ⓘ some Anglican churches in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Flag of the United Kingdom
arms of the United Kingdom (in the inescutcheon of the Union) ⓘ badge of the Order of Saint Patrick ⓘ civil ensigns and jacks historically associated with Ireland ⓘ flag of the Order of Saint Patrick ⓘ some Irish provincial and regional flags ⓘ some civic coats of arms in Ireland ⓘ some flags of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cross of Saint Patrick Description of subject: The Cross of Saint Patrick is a red diagonal cross on a white field historically associated with Ireland and incorporated into the design of the modern Union Flag of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Patrick’s Cross
this entity surface form:
Saint Patrick’s Saltire
this entity surface form:
Saint Patrick’s saltire