Thaddeus of Edessa
E902866
Christian saint
biblical figure
early Christian missionary
legendary figure
member of the Seventy Disciples
Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thaddeus of Edessa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11060366 — 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: Thaddeus of Edessa Context triple: [King Abgar V of Osroene, associatedWith, Thaddeus of Edessa]
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Matthew of Edessa
Matthew of Edessa was a 12th-century Armenian monk and chronicler whose historical writings are a key source on the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Turks, and the early Crusades.
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B.
Ibas of Edessa
Ibas of Edessa was a 5th-century Syriac bishop and theologian known for his role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
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C.
Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
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D.
Basil of Ancyra
Basil of Ancyra was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian known for his influential role in the Arian controversies and for shaping semi-Arian doctrine within the Eastern Church.
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E.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
- 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: Thaddeus of Edessa Target entity description: Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
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A.
Matthew of Edessa
Matthew of Edessa was a 12th-century Armenian monk and chronicler whose historical writings are a key source on the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Turks, and the early Crusades.
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B.
Ibas of Edessa
Ibas of Edessa was a 5th-century Syriac bishop and theologian known for his role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
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C.
Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
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D.
Basil of Ancyra
Basil of Ancyra was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian known for his influential role in the Arian controversies and for shaping semi-Arian doctrine within the Eastern Church.
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E.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ early Christian missionary ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ member of the Seventy Disciples ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Addai
NERFINISHED
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Mar Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaddai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgy | Liturgy of Addai and Mari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRite | East Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Abgar of Edessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandylion tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ legend of the Image of Edessa ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithModernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1st-century Christian saints
ⓘ
Seventy Disciples NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac saints ⓘ |
| feastDay |
August 21
ⓘ
August 23 ⓘ January 28 ⓘ |
| feastDayNote | feast days vary by tradition ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Syriac ⓘ |
| linkedTo | early Christian missions in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Doctrine of Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
to bring the gospel to Edessa
ⓘ
to heal King Abgar according to tradition ⓘ |
| patronage | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
disciple of Jesus
ⓘ
evangelizer of Edessa ⓘ missionary to Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Eastern Christian hagiography
ⓘ
Syriac Christian tradition ⓘ |
| status | venerated ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| tradition | one of the Seventy Disciples ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Thaddeus of Edessa Description of subject: Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
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