John Fisher
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John Fisher was an English Catholic bishop and cardinal renowned for his staunch opposition to Henry VIII’s break with Rome, for which he was executed and later canonized as a martyr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Fisher canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1096999 — 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.
Target entity: John Fisher Context triple: [Act of Supremacy 1534, opposedBy, John Fisher]
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John Whitgift
John Whitgift was a 16th-century English archbishop of Canterbury known for his staunch defense of the Elizabethan religious settlement and opposition to Puritanism.
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John Colet
John Colet was an English Renaissance churchman, humanist scholar, and educational reformer best known as the founder of St Paul's School in London and a key figure in early English humanism.
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Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon was a 17th-century English Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in restoring and shaping the Church of England after the English Civil War.
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Edmund Gonville
Edmund Gonville was a 14th-century English cleric and academic best known for establishing the college that later became Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge.
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Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Fisher Target entity description: John Fisher was an English Catholic bishop and cardinal renowned for his staunch opposition to Henry VIII’s break with Rome, for which he was executed and later canonized as a martyr.
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A.
John Whitgift
John Whitgift was a 16th-century English archbishop of Canterbury known for his staunch defense of the Elizabethan religious settlement and opposition to Puritanism.
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B.
John Colet
John Colet was an English Renaissance churchman, humanist scholar, and educational reformer best known as the founder of St Paul's School in London and a key figure in early English humanism.
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C.
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon was a 17th-century English Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in restoring and shaping the Church of England after the English Civil War.
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D.
Edmund Gonville
Edmund Gonville was a 14th-century English cleric and academic best known for establishing the college that later became Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge.
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Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Papacy ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
ecclesiastical politics
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theology ⓘ university administration ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | refusal to accept Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England ⓘ |
| convictedOf | treason under Henry VIII ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Fisher ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasCanonizationReason | martyrdom for the Catholic faith ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Cardinal Fisher
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Saint John Fisher ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Tudor period
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by beheading ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the English Reformation under Henry VIII
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staunch defense of papal supremacy ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrAssociate | Thomas More ⓘ |
| notableWork |
sermons against the royal supremacy
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theological writings defending papal authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
theologian
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university chancellor ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Henry VIII's annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
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Henry VIII's break with Rome ⓘ Royal Supremacy in the Church of England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tower Hill, London ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Tower of London ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rochester
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Chancellor of the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesFeastDayWith | Thomas More ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
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Subject: John Fisher Description of subject: John Fisher was an English Catholic bishop and cardinal renowned for his staunch opposition to Henry VIII’s break with Rome, for which he was executed and later canonized as a martyr.
Referenced by (4)
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