Ananias of Damascus
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Ananias of Damascus is a New Testament disciple known for restoring Saul of Tarsus’s sight and baptizing him after his conversion to Christianity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ananias | 2 |
| Ananias of Damascus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15012627 — 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: Ananias of Damascus Context triple: [Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, associatedBiblicalFigure, Ananias of Damascus]
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A.
Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus was a Roman proconsul of Cyprus known in the New Testament for embracing the Christian faith during Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
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D.
Barnabas the Apostle
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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E.
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.
- 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: Ananias of Damascus Target entity description: Ananias of Damascus is a New Testament disciple known for restoring Saul of Tarsus’s sight and baptizing him after his conversion to Christianity.
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A.
Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus was a Roman proconsul of Cyprus known in the New Testament for embracing the Christian faith during Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
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D.
Barnabas the Apostle
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ananias
this entity surface form:
Ananias