cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon
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The cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon is a local Christian veneration centered on the city’s first bishop and martyr, honoring his role in the early Church and commemorating his death during the persecutions of the 2nd century.
All labels observed (1)
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| cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17712654 — 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: cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon Context triple: [Pothinus of Lyon, hasCult, cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon]
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cult of Elagabal
The cult of Elagabal was a Roman imperial-era solar religion centered on the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus, which gained prominence in Rome under the Severan dynasty.
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Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon is a prominent Gothic-style Catholic church in central Lyon, France, known for its historic role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien is a coastal commune in southern France known for its Mediterranean beaches and marina.
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Saint-Irénée Church
Saint-Irénée Church is an ancient Catholic church in Lyon, France, known as one of the city’s oldest Christian sites with significant early Christian and Romanesque heritage.
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E.
crypt of Saint Sabinus
The crypt of Saint Sabinus is an underground sacred space within Bari Cathedral that houses the relics of Saint Sabinus and serves as an important site of religious devotion and historical interest.
- 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: cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon Target entity description: The cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon is a local Christian veneration centered on the city’s first bishop and martyr, honoring his role in the early Church and commemorating his death during the persecutions of the 2nd century.
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A.
cult of Elagabal
The cult of Elagabal was a Roman imperial-era solar religion centered on the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus, which gained prominence in Rome under the Severan dynasty.
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B.
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon is a prominent Gothic-style Catholic church in central Lyon, France, known for its historic role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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C.
Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien is a coastal commune in southern France known for its Mediterranean beaches and marina.
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D.
Saint-Irénée Church
Saint-Irénée Church is an ancient Catholic church in Lyon, France, known as one of the city’s oldest Christian sites with significant early Christian and Romanesque heritage.
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E.
crypt of Saint Sabinus
The crypt of Saint Sabinus is an underground sacred space within Bari Cathedral that houses the relics of Saint Sabinus and serves as an important site of religious devotion and historical interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.