abbot of Lastingham
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The abbot of Lastingham was the monastic leader of the early Anglo-Saxon monastery at Lastingham, a center of Christian mission and learning in 7th-century Northumbria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| abbot of Lastingham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11533853 — 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: abbot of Lastingham Context triple: [Saint Cedd, positionHeld, abbot of Lastingham]
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A.
Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds
Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds was a 12th-century English Benedictine abbot renowned for his energetic and reforming leadership, vividly portrayed in Carlyle’s "Past and Present."
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B.
John, Abbot of Reading
John, Abbot of Reading, was a medieval English ecclesiastic and monastic leader who served as abbot of the influential Reading Abbey and was a younger son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster.
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C.
Abbot Radulfus
Abbot Radulfus is the wise and pragmatic head of Shrewsbury Abbey in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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D.
Abbot of Waverley
The Abbot of Waverley was the head of the Cistercian monastic community at Waverley Abbey, overseeing its spiritual life, administration, and estates in medieval England.
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E.
Godric of Finchale
Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
- 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: abbot of Lastingham Target entity description: The abbot of Lastingham was the monastic leader of the early Anglo-Saxon monastery at Lastingham, a center of Christian mission and learning in 7th-century Northumbria.
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A.
Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds
Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds was a 12th-century English Benedictine abbot renowned for his energetic and reforming leadership, vividly portrayed in Carlyle’s "Past and Present."
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B.
John, Abbot of Reading
John, Abbot of Reading, was a medieval English ecclesiastic and monastic leader who served as abbot of the influential Reading Abbey and was a younger son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster.
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C.
Abbot Radulfus
Abbot Radulfus is the wise and pragmatic head of Shrewsbury Abbey in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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D.
Abbot of Waverley
The Abbot of Waverley was the head of the Cistercian monastic community at Waverley Abbey, overseeing its spiritual life, administration, and estates in medieval England.
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E.
Godric of Finchale
Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbatial title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ monastic superior ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Lastingham monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian learning in Northumbria
ⓘ
Christian mission in Northumbria ⓘ Lastingham monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank | abbot ⓘ |
| establishedFor | governance of Lastingham monastery ⓘ |
| follows | monastic rule ⓘ |
| function |
lead worship and liturgy
ⓘ
manage monastic economy ⓘ organize missionary activity ⓘ oversee education of clergy ⓘ |
| genderExpectation | male ⓘ |
| governs | monastic community at Lastingham ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | lands of Lastingham monastery ⓘ |
| hasMonasteryType | Benedictine-style monastery ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrator of monastery
ⓘ
director of Christian mission ⓘ guardian of monastic property ⓘ monastic leader ⓘ overseer of monastic discipline ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ teacher of monks ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Irish monasticism
ⓘ
Roman Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Northumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lastingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Cedd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Saxon Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
network of Northumbrian monasteries ⓘ |
| region | northern England ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Northumbrian ecclesiastical hierarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local bishop ⓘ |
| successorOf | founding leadership of Lastingham monastery ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: abbot of Lastingham Description of subject: The abbot of Lastingham was the monastic leader of the early Anglo-Saxon monastery at Lastingham, a center of Christian mission and learning in 7th-century Northumbria.
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