Colmán of Lindisfarne
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Colmán of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and bishop known for defending Celtic Christian practices at the Synod of Whitby before resigning his see and returning to Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colmán of Lindisfarne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21347773 — 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: Colmán of Lindisfarne Context triple: [Diocese of Lindisfarne, notableBishop, Colmán of Lindisfarne]
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A.
Alchfrith of Deira
Alchfrith of Deira was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and sub-king of Deira, notable for his role in Northumbrian politics and his support of Roman Christianity during the Synod of Whitby.
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B.
Oswald of Northumbria
Oswald of Northumbria was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king renowned for uniting much of northern England under his rule and promoting Christianity before his death in battle.
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C.
King Ælla of Northumbria
King Ælla of Northumbria was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler best known for his violent conflict with Viking invaders and his legendary death at their hands, which later became central to Norse saga tradition.
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D.
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne was an early 8th-century bishop and scribe renowned for producing the richly illuminated Lindisfarne Gospels, a masterpiece of Insular art.
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E.
Ecgfrith of Northumbria
Ecgfrith of Northumbria was a 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, noted for his military campaigns and his death in battle against the Picts.
- 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: Colmán of Lindisfarne Target entity description: Colmán of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and bishop known for defending Celtic Christian practices at the Synod of Whitby before resigning his see and returning to Ireland.
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A.
Alchfrith of Deira
Alchfrith of Deira was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and sub-king of Deira, notable for his role in Northumbrian politics and his support of Roman Christianity during the Synod of Whitby.
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B.
Oswald of Northumbria
Oswald of Northumbria was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king renowned for uniting much of northern England under his rule and promoting Christianity before his death in battle.
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C.
King Ælla of Northumbria
King Ælla of Northumbria was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler best known for his violent conflict with Viking invaders and his legendary death at their hands, which later became central to Norse saga tradition.
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D.
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne was an early 8th-century bishop and scribe renowned for producing the richly illuminated Lindisfarne Gospels, a masterpiece of Insular art.
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E.
Ecgfrith of Northumbria
Ecgfrith of Northumbria was a 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, noted for his military campaigns and his death in battle against the Picts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.