Irenaeus of Lyons
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Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irenaeus of Lyons canonical | 16 |
| Irenaeus | 3 |
| Irenaeus of Lyon | 2 |
| Saint Irenaeus | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94227 — 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: Irenaeus of Lyons Context triple: [Church Fathers, notableMember, Irenaeus of Lyons]
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Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
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Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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E.
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
- 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: Irenaeus of Lyons Target entity description: Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
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A.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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B.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
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C.
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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D.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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E.
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ apologist ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 130 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Smyrna ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 200 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gaul
ⓘ
Lugdunum ⓘ |
| declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| denomination |
Early Christians
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Church
|
| educatedBy | Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
23 August
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28 June ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ Western Christian theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Apostle John
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Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulation of rule of faith
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combating Gnosticism ⓘ contribution to formation of New Testament canon ⓘ defense of apostolic tradition ⓘ early doctrine of recapitulation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against Heresies
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surface form:
Adversus Haereses
Against Heresies ⓘ Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching ⓘ |
| opposed |
Gnosticism
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Marcionism ⓘ Valentinianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Lugdunum
ⓘ
Bishop of Lyons ⓘ |
| region | Gaul ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalConcept |
apostolic succession
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recapitulation in Christ ⓘ unity of Old and New Testaments ⓘ |
| title | Doctor of Unity ⓘ |
| tradition | Patristic theology ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Irenaeus of Lyons Description of subject: Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.
Referenced by (23)
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Irenaeus
this entity surface form:
Irenaeus
this entity surface form:
Irenaeus of Lyon
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Saint Irenaeus
this entity surface form:
Saint Irenaeus
this entity surface form:
Irenaeus of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Irenaeus