Michael Sattler
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Michael Sattler was a prominent early Anabaptist leader and theologian, best known for helping shape the Schleitheim Confession and for his martyrdom during the Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Sattler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12308810 — 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: Michael Sattler Context triple: [Swiss Brethren, hasNotableMember, Michael Sattler]
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A.
Wolfgang Sattler
Wolfgang Sattler is a notable individual who shares the surname Sattler, recognized enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of that name.
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B.
Peter Riedler
Peter Riedler is an Austrian academic and university administrator who serves as rector of the University of Graz.
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C.
Christian Brandauer
Christian Brandauer is the son of Austrian actor and director Klaus Maria Brandauer.
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D.
Matthias Jabs
Matthias Jabs is a German rock guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the band Scorpions, contributing to their signature hard rock sound since the late 1970s.
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E.
Martin Thiel
Martin Thiel is a notable individual who shares the surname Thiel, recognized enough to be specifically distinguished as a bearer of the name.
- 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: Michael Sattler Target entity description: Michael Sattler was a prominent early Anabaptist leader and theologian, best known for helping shape the Schleitheim Confession and for his martyrdom during the Reformation.
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A.
Wolfgang Sattler
Wolfgang Sattler is a notable individual who shares the surname Sattler, recognized enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of that name.
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B.
Peter Riedler
Peter Riedler is an Austrian academic and university administrator who serves as rector of the University of Graz.
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C.
Christian Brandauer
Christian Brandauer is the son of Austrian actor and director Klaus Maria Brandauer.
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D.
Matthias Jabs
Matthias Jabs is a German rock guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the band Scorpions, contributing to their signature hard rock sound since the late 1970s.
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E.
Martin Thiel
Martin Thiel is a notable individual who shares the surname Thiel, recognized enough to be specifically distinguished as a bearer of the name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anabaptist
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ Reformation-era figure ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated |
believers’ baptism
ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ the ban (excommunication) in the church ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by authorities ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 15th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Anabaptist and Mennonite churches ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Schleitheim Confession ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Anabaptism
ⓘ
linked to:
Radical Reformation
|
| countryOfBirth | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1490 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 20 May 1527 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sattler ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| helpedShape | Schleitheim Confession ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| knownFor |
Schleitheim Confession
ⓘ
early Anabaptist leadership ⓘ martyrdom during the Reformation ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| leftMonasticLife | during the early Reformation ⓘ |
| legacy | influential in Anabaptist and Mennonite traditions ⓘ |
| mainWork | Schleitheim Confession ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | burned at the stake ⓘ |
| movement |
Swiss Brethren
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Brethren (historical)
|
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| opposed |
infant baptism
ⓘ
participation in war by Christians ⓘ state-church system ⓘ |
| participatedIn | early Swiss Anabaptist movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Staufen im Breisgau ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Rottenburg am Neckar ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Anabaptism
ⓘ
linked to:
Radical Reformation
|
| role |
Anabaptist leader
ⓘ
author of confessional articles ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaretha Sattler ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | former Beguine ⓘ |
| wasMonkIn |
Benedictine order
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
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| wasPriorOf | St. Peter’s Abbey in the Black Forest ⓘ |
| wasTriedBy | civil and ecclesiastical authorities in Rottenburg ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 1527 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Sattler Description of subject: Michael Sattler was a prominent early Anabaptist leader and theologian, best known for helping shape the Schleitheim Confession and for his martyrdom during the Reformation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Swiss Brethren (historical)
subject linked to:
Swiss Brethren (historical)