Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
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The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Catholic men and women canonized for their persecution and execution during the English Reformation for remaining loyal to the Roman Catholic faith.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forty Martyrs of England and Wales canonical | 5 |
| English Martyrs | 2 |
| Venerable English College martyrs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17475060 — 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: Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Context triple: [Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, partOf, Forty Martyrs of England and Wales]
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Oxford Martyrs
The Oxford Martyrs were a group of 16th-century English Protestant bishops and theologians executed for heresy in Oxford during the Marian persecutions, later revered as key figures of the English Reformation.
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Protestant martyrs of Lewes
The Protestant martyrs of Lewes were a group of 16th-century English Protestants executed by burning during the Marian persecutions, later remembered locally as symbols of religious conviction and resistance.
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Catholic martyr Edmund Arrowsmith
Edmund Arrowsmith was a 17th-century English Jesuit priest who was executed for secretly ministering to Catholics during the Protestant Reformation and later canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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Holy Martyr Elizabeth
Holy Martyr Elizabeth is the canonized name of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, a German-born Russian Orthodox saint venerated for her charitable works and martyrdom following the Russian Revolution.
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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers in the early 4th century who were executed for refusing to renounce their Christian faith and are venerated as saints in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
- 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: Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Target entity description: The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Catholic men and women canonized for their persecution and execution during the English Reformation for remaining loyal to the Roman Catholic faith.
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A.
Oxford Martyrs
The Oxford Martyrs were a group of 16th-century English Protestant bishops and theologians executed for heresy in Oxford during the Marian persecutions, later revered as key figures of the English Reformation.
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B.
Protestant martyrs of Lewes
The Protestant martyrs of Lewes were a group of 16th-century English Protestants executed by burning during the Marian persecutions, later remembered locally as symbols of religious conviction and resistance.
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C.
Catholic martyr Edmund Arrowsmith
Edmund Arrowsmith was a 17th-century English Jesuit priest who was executed for secretly ministering to Catholics during the Protestant Reformation and later canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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D.
Holy Martyr Elizabeth
Holy Martyr Elizabeth is the canonized name of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, a German-born Russian Orthodox saint venerated for her charitable works and martyrdom following the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers in the early 4th century who were executed for refusing to renounce their Christian faith and are venerated as saints in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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