Saint John de Matha
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12th-century Roman Catholic priest
Catholic priest
Christian saint
French person
founder of religious order
Saint John de Matha was a 12th-century French Catholic priest and founder of the Trinitarian Order, known for his work in ransoming Christian captives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint John de Matha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760144 — 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 John de Matha Context triple: [DeMatha Catholic High School, namedAfter, Saint John de Matha]
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A.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
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B.
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest and influential Marian theologian whose writings on total consecration to Mary deeply shaped modern Catholic spirituality.
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C.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Saint Giles of Provence
Saint Giles of Provence is a 7th-century Christian hermit and abbot, widely venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and patron saint of the disabled, beggars, and outcasts.
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E.
St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales was a 17th-century French bishop, spiritual writer, and influential Catholic saint renowned for his gentle approach to devotion and guidance for laypeople.
- 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 John de Matha Target entity description: Saint John de Matha was a 12th-century French Catholic priest and founder of the Trinitarian Order, known for his work in ransoming Christian captives.
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A.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
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B.
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest and influential Marian theologian whose writings on total consecration to Mary deeply shaped modern Catholic spirituality.
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C.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic was a 13th-century Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, known for his commitment to preaching, education, and combating heresy within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Saint Giles of Provence
Saint Giles of Provence is a 7th-century Christian hermit and abbot, widely venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and patron saint of the disabled, beggars, and outcasts.
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E.
St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales was a 17th-century French bishop, spiritual writer, and influential Catholic saint renowned for his gentle approach to devotion and guidance for laypeople.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century Roman Catholic priest
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Catholic priest ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ French person ⓘ founder of religious order ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Felix of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Faucon-de-Barcelonnette
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | San Tommaso in Formis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Felix of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| devotion | care for the poor and enslaved ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
17 December
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8 February (some calendars) ⓘ |
| founded |
Order of the Most Holy Trinity
NERFINISHED
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Trinitarian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John de Matha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
often depicted in Trinitarian habit
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often shown ransoming captives ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Confessor
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Founder of the Trinitarians ⓘ |
| influenced | later Trinitarian reform movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devotion to the Holy Trinity
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founding the Trinitarian Order ⓘ ransoming Christian captives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| mainWork | establishing hospitals and houses for ransoming captives ⓘ |
| mission | redemption of Christian captives from slavery ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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religious founder ⓘ |
| patronage |
Trinitarian Order
NERFINISHED
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Trinitarian priests ⓘ |
| positionHeld | canon at the Cathedral of Paris ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Trinitarian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualityFocusedOn | mystery of the Holy Trinity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint John de Matha Description of subject: Saint John de Matha was a 12th-century French Catholic priest and founder of the Trinitarian Order, known for his work in ransoming Christian captives.
Referenced by (1)
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