Barnabas the Apostle

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Christian saint New Testament figure companion of Paul the Apostle early Christian missionary member of the early Christian Church

Barnabas the Apostle was an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of Paul, traditionally regarded as a prominent leader in the first-century Church and a key figure in the spread of Christianity.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Barnabas	16
Barnabé	3
Apostle Barnabas	2
Barnabas the Apostle canonical	2
Joseph called Barnabas	2
Barnabas (Aramaic origin)	1
Barnabas, companion of Paul	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T885264 — 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: Barnabas the Apostle
Context triple: [Orthodox Church of Cyprus, veneratesSaint, Barnabas the Apostle]

A. Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
D. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
E. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
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: Barnabas the Apostle
Target entity description: Barnabas the Apostle was an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of Paul, traditionally regarded as a prominent leader in the first-century Church and a key figure in the spread of Christianity.

A. Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
D. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
E. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament figure ⓘ companion of Paul the Apostle ⓘ early Christian missionary ⓘ member of the early Christian Church ⓘ
activityPeriod	1st century ⓘ
advocatedFor	Gentile converts ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Barnabas ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Joseph called Barnabas ⓘ linked to: Barnabas the Apostle Joses ⓘ
associatedWith	John Mark ⓘ Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul church at Antioch ⓘ church at Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Jerusalem church
describedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
disagreementConcerned	John Mark ⓘ
donatedProceedsTo	apostles ⓘ
epithetMeaning	son of encouragement ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Jewish ⓘ
feastDay	11 June ⓘ
hadDisagreementWith	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
languageContext	Koine Greek New Testament ⓘ
legacy	key figure in spread of Christianity in the first century ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts 11:22–30 ⓘ Acts 13 ⓘ Acts 14 ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Apostles Acts 15 ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Apostles Acts 4:36–37 ⓘ Acts 9:26–27 ⓘ
missionaryJourney	first missionary journey with Paul ⓘ
nameLanguageForm	Aramaic origin ⓘ Greek: Βαρνάβας ⓘ
nationality	Cypriot Jew ⓘ
participatedIn	Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
patronage	Cyprus ⓘ encouragement and consolation ⓘ peacemakers ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Cyprus ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	leader in the early Church at Jerusalem ⓘ missionary to Gentiles ⓘ teacher in the church at Antioch ⓘ
soldProperty	field ⓘ
subsequentCompanion	John Mark ⓘ
traditionalDeath	martyrdom ⓘ
traditionalPlaceOfDeath	Cyprus ⓘ
traditionalTitle	Apostle ⓘ
traveledTo	Cyprus ⓘ Derbe ⓘ Iconium ⓘ Lystra ⓘ Pisidian Antioch ⓘ
tribalAffiliation	tribe of Levi ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orthodox Church of Cyprus → veneratesSaint → Barnabas the Apostle ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Cyprus → claimsApostolicFoundationBy → Barnabas the Apostle ⓘ

Barnabas → alsoKnownAs → Joseph called Barnabas ⓘ