Alypius of Thagaste
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Alypius of Thagaste was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop best known as a close friend and companion of Saint Augustine, sharing in his conversion and later ecclesiastical life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alypius of Thagaste canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11091694 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alypius of Thagaste Context triple: [Order of Saint Augustine, hasNotableMember, Alypius of Thagaste]
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Valerius of Hippo
Valerius of Hippo was a late 4th-century Christian bishop of Hippo Regius best known as the mentor and predecessor of Saint Augustine in the North African church.
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Thagaste
Thagaste was an ancient North African town in Roman Numidia, best known as the birthplace of the Christian theologian and philosopher St. Augustine.
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C.
Heraclius of Hippo
Heraclius of Hippo was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop best known as the successor to Augustine of Hippo in the see of Hippo Regius.
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D.
Saint Caesarius of Africa
Saint Caesarius of Africa was an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome through the dedication of the titular church of San Cesareo in Palatio.
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E.
Aurelius of Carthage
Aurelius of Carthage was a prominent early 5th-century bishop and church leader known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and church discipline in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alypius of Thagaste Target entity description: Alypius of Thagaste was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop best known as a close friend and companion of Saint Augustine, sharing in his conversion and later ecclesiastical life.
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A.
Valerius of Hippo
Valerius of Hippo was a late 4th-century Christian bishop of Hippo Regius best known as the mentor and predecessor of Saint Augustine in the North African church.
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B.
Thagaste
Thagaste was an ancient North African town in Roman Numidia, best known as the birthplace of the Christian theologian and philosopher St. Augustine.
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C.
Heraclius of Hippo
Heraclius of Hippo was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop best known as the successor to Augustine of Hippo in the see of Hippo Regius.
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D.
Saint Caesarius of Africa
Saint Caesarius of Africa was an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome through the dedication of the titular church of San Cesareo in Palatio.
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E.
Aurelius of Carthage
Aurelius of Carthage was a prominent early 5th-century bishop and church leader known for his influential role in shaping Western Christian doctrine and church discipline in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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Late Antique Christian figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
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Hippo Regius NERFINISHED ⓘ Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thagaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| church | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedWith | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathApproximateDate | early 5th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | North African ⓘ |
| feastDay | August 15 ⓘ |
| givenName | Alypius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | Augustine’s narrative of moral conversion ⓘ |
| influenced | local Christian community of Thagaste ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
austere moral character
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opposition to public spectacles ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Confessions (by Augustine of Hippo)
NERFINISHED
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Letters of Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Latin Church Fathers milieu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close friendship with Augustine of Hippo
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participation in Augustine of Hippo’s conversion to Christianity ⓘ shared ecclesiastical life with Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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jurist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | conversion of Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thagaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Thagaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Thagaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Roman North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Augustinian circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| wasCompanionOf | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Alypius of Thagaste Description of subject: Alypius of Thagaste was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop best known as a close friend and companion of Saint Augustine, sharing in his conversion and later ecclesiastical life.
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