Saint Dymphna
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Saint Dymphna is a 7th-century Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of mental illness and emotional distress, especially associated with the town of Geel in Belgium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Dymphna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22010731 — 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: Saint Dymphna Context triple: [Geel, patronSaint, Saint Dymphna]
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Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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B.
Saint Quiteria
Saint Quiteria is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in parts of Spain, Portugal, and France, often invoked for protection against rabies and depicted as one of nine miraculously born sisters.
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C.
Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
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D.
Saint Milburga
Saint Milburga was a 7th–8th century Anglo-Saxon abbess and royal princess venerated for her piety, leadership of a religious community at Much Wenlock, and association with miracles in medieval England.
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E.
Saint Euny
Saint Euny is a relatively obscure early Christian saint venerated in Cornwall, particularly associated with the Redruth area and local church dedications.
- 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: Saint Dymphna Target entity description: Saint Dymphna is a 7th-century Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of mental illness and emotional distress, especially associated with the town of Geel in Belgium.
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A.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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B.
Saint Quiteria
Saint Quiteria is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in parts of Spain, Portugal, and France, often invoked for protection against rabies and depicted as one of nine miraculously born sisters.
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C.
Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
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D.
Saint Milburga
Saint Milburga was a 7th–8th century Anglo-Saxon abbess and royal princess venerated for her piety, leadership of a religious community at Much Wenlock, and association with miracles in medieval England.
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E.
Saint Euny
Saint Euny is a relatively obscure early Christian saint venerated in Cornwall, particularly associated with the Redruth area and local church dedications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.