Ulfilas
E105839
Ulfilas was a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary best known for converting many Goths to Arian Christianity and creating the Gothic alphabet to translate the Bible.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulfilas canonical | 14 |
| Wulfila | 4 |
| Wulfila the Goth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887358 — 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.
Target entity: Ulfilas Context triple: [Gothic Christianity, associatedClergy, Ulfilas]
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Saint Cyril
Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, best known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and helping to spread Christianity and literacy among the Slavic peoples.
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Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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C.
Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon was an 8th-century Lombard monk, historian, and scholar best known for his "History of the Lombards" and his influential role in the intellectual life of the early Middle Ages.
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Rufinus of Aquileia
Rufinus of Aquileia was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian, translator, and historian best known for his Latin translations of Greek theological works and his influential writings on early monasticism and church history.
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E.
Stephanus
Stephanus is the given first name of Paul Kruger, the prominent 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ulfilas Target entity description: Ulfilas was a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary best known for converting many Goths to Arian Christianity and creating the Gothic alphabet to translate the Bible.
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A.
Saint Cyril
Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, best known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and helping to spread Christianity and literacy among the Slavic peoples.
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B.
Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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C.
Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon was an 8th-century Lombard monk, historian, and scholar best known for his "History of the Lombards" and his influential role in the intellectual life of the early Middle Ages.
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D.
Rufinus of Aquileia
Rufinus of Aquileia was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian, translator, and historian best known for his Latin translations of Greek theological works and his influential writings on early monasticism and church history.
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E.
Stephanus
Stephanus is the given first name of Paul Kruger, the prominent 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ChristianTheologian
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bishop ⓘ historicalPerson ⓘ missionary ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ulfilas
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surface form:
Wulfila
Ulfilas ⓘ
surface form:
Wulfila the Goth
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| associatedWithCity |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
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| associatedWithDoctrine |
Arianism
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surface form:
Arian Christianity
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| associatedWithEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Goths ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 311 ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 4th century ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
preservation of the Gothic language
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spread of Arian Christianity among Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 383 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gothic ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bible translation
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Christian mission ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ulfilas self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christianization of Germanic peoples
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surface form:
Germanic Christianization
Gothic Christianity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
converting many Goths to Arian Christianity
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creating the Gothic alphabet ⓘ missionary work among the Goths ⓘ translating the Bible into Gothic ⓘ |
| languageCreated | Gothic alphabet ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the earliest translators of the Bible into a Germanic language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gothic Bible
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surface form:
Gothic Bible translation
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| occupation |
BibleTranslator
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| partOf | early Christian Church history ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Arian bishop ⓘ |
| religiousTitle | Bishop of the Goths ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | early Germanic Christian missionary ⓘ |
| scriptDevelopedFor | Gothic language ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Arianism ⓘ |
| translationLanguage | Gothic ⓘ |
| translationOf | Bible ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulfilas Description of subject: Ulfilas was a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary best known for converting many Goths to Arian Christianity and creating the Gothic alphabet to translate the Bible.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.