Symeon the God-receiver
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Symeon the God-receiver is a biblical figure in Christian tradition revered as the righteous elder who recognized and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah during the Presentation at the Temple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symeon the God-receiver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11088920 — 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: Symeon the God-receiver Context triple: [Simeon the God-receiver, hasNameVariant, Symeon the God-receiver]
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A.
St. Symeon
St. Symeon was a medieval port serving the Principality of Antioch, functioning as its key maritime gateway for trade and communication in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Gregory the Enlightener
Gregory the Enlightener is a revered early Christian saint and missionary traditionally credited with converting Armenia to Christianity and establishing it as the first Christian nation.
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C.
Theophanes the Confessor
Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
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D.
Gennadius
Gennadius was a Byzantine general who served as Exarch of Africa in the late 6th century, governing the region on behalf of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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E.
Cyril I of Constantinople
Cyril I of Constantinople was a 17th-century Ecumenical Patriarch noted for his pro-Protestant theological views and efforts to reform the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 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: Symeon the God-receiver Target entity description: Symeon the God-receiver is a biblical figure in Christian tradition revered as the righteous elder who recognized and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah during the Presentation at the Temple.
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A.
St. Symeon
St. Symeon was a medieval port serving the Principality of Antioch, functioning as its key maritime gateway for trade and communication in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Gregory the Enlightener
Gregory the Enlightener is a revered early Christian saint and missionary traditionally credited with converting Armenia to Christianity and establishing it as the first Christian nation.
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C.
Theophanes the Confessor
Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
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D.
Gennadius
Gennadius was a Byzantine general who served as Exarch of Africa in the late 6th century, governing the region on behalf of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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E.
Cyril I of Constantinople
Cyril I of Constantinople was a 17th-century Ecumenical Patriarch noted for his pro-Protestant theological views and efforts to reform the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy person
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Presentation of Jesus at the Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHymn | Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awaited | consolation of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical saints
ⓘ
Christian saints from the New Testament ⓘ People in the Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
February 16
ⓘ
February 2 ⓘ February 3 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
devout
ⓘ
righteous ⓘ |
| feastAssociatedWith |
Candlemas
NERFINISHED
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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
prophet
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righteous elder ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
elderly man holding the Christ Child
ⓘ
shown in the Temple with Mary and Joseph ⓘ |
| knownFor |
meeting the infant Jesus in the Temple
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proclaiming Jesus as a light to the Gentiles ⓘ recognizing Jesus as the Messiah ⓘ uttering the Nunc dimittis ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextAttributed | Nunc dimittis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Luke 2:25–35 ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Συμεών NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophesied |
that Jesus would be a sign spoken against
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that a sword would pierce Mary’s soul ⓘ |
| receivedRevelationThat | he would not see death before seeing the Lord’s Christ ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spokeProphecyAbout | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeProphecyTo | Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Symeon the Righteous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the God-receiver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Input
Subject: Symeon the God-receiver Description of subject: Symeon the God-receiver is a biblical figure in Christian tradition revered as the righteous elder who recognized and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah during the Presentation at the Temple.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.