Ninianus
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Ninianus is the Latinized name traditionally associated with Saint Ninian, an early Christian missionary and bishop credited with evangelizing parts of what is now Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninianus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17476829 — 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: Ninianus Context triple: [Saint Ninian, possibleLatinName, Ninianus]
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A.
Naucratius
Naucratius was the brother of Gregory of Nyssa, known in early Christian tradition as a devout ascetic who died at a young age.
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B.
Caelestius
Caelestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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E.
Saint Geminianus
Saint Geminianus is a Christian saint venerated as a protector and patron, particularly associated with the Italian town of San Gimignano that bears his 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: Ninianus Target entity description: Ninianus is the Latinized name traditionally associated with Saint Ninian, an early Christian missionary and bishop credited with evangelizing parts of what is now Scotland.
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A.
Naucratius
Naucratius was the brother of Gregory of Nyssa, known in early Christian tradition as a devout ascetic who died at a young age.
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B.
Caelestius
Caelestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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E.
Saint Geminianus
Saint Geminianus is a Christian saint venerated as a protector and patron, particularly associated with the Italian town of San Gimignano that bears his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.