Pope Sylvester I
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Pope Sylvester I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome whose long pontificate coincided with Emperor Constantine’s reign and the early Christian Church’s transition from persecution to imperial favor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Sylvester I canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1209551 — 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: Pope Sylvester I Context triple: [Basilica of Saint John Lateran, consecratedBy, Pope Sylvester I]
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Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
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Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership and for negotiating with invading forces during the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Zosimus
Pope Zosimus was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome whose short pontificate was marked by involvement in the Pelagian controversy and disputes over ecclesiastical authority in Gaul and Africa.
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D.
Innocentius PP. IV
Innocentius PP. IV is the Latin papal signature of Pope Innocent IV, who led the Catholic Church and the Papal States in the mid-13th century.
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E.
Pope Agatho
Pope Agatho was a 7th-century Bishop of Rome known for his role in resolving the Monothelite controversy and strengthening papal authority through his involvement in the Third Council of Constantinople.
- 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: Pope Sylvester I Target entity description: Pope Sylvester I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome whose long pontificate coincided with Emperor Constantine’s reign and the early Christian Church’s transition from persecution to imperial favor.
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A.
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.
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B.
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a 5th-century pope renowned for his theological leadership and for negotiating with invading forces during the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Zosimus
Pope Zosimus was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome whose short pontificate was marked by involvement in the Pelagian controversy and disputes over ecclesiastical authority in Gaul and Africa.
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D.
Innocentius PP. IV
Innocentius PP. IV is the Latin papal signature of Pope Innocent IV, who led the Catholic Church and the Papal States in the mid-13th century.
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E.
Pope Agatho
Pope Agatho was a 7th-century Bishop of Rome known for his role in resolving the Monothelite controversy and strengthening papal authority through his involvement in the Third Council of Constantinople.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
Christian cleric ⓘ Pope ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 4th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Constantinian shift
ⓘ
transition of Christianity from persecution to imperial favor ⓘ |
| birthName | Sylvester ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Catacombs of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Catacomb of Priscilla
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 335 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feastDay | 31 December ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Pope
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early development of public Christian worship in Rome
ⓘ
long pontificate during reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| papacyCoincidedWith | reign of Emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| papalNumber | 33rd Pope ⓘ |
| papalPredecessor | Pope Miltiades ⓘ |
| papalSuccessor | Pope Mark ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
Pope of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 335 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 314 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Catacombs of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Catacomb of Priscilla
Constantine I ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| sentLegatesTo | First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Donation of Constantine
ⓘ
surface form:
Donation of Constantine (legend)
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Sylvester I Description of subject: Pope Sylvester I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome whose long pontificate coincided with Emperor Constantine’s reign and the early Christian Church’s transition from persecution to imperial favor.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.