The Holy Thief
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The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Holy Thief canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684120 — 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: The Holy Thief Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, The Holy Thief]
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A.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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B.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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C.
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief is a 1990 fantasy drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, about an eccentric millionaire and his loyal companion awaiting an inheritance in a surreal, decaying city.
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D.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
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E.
Stone of Hope
The Stone of Hope is the central granite sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his legacy emerging from struggle and adversity.
- 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: The Holy Thief Target entity description: The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
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A.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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B.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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C.
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief is a 1990 fantasy drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, about an eccentric millionaire and his loyal companion awaiting an inheritance in a surreal, decaying city.
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D.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
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E.
Stone of Hope
The Stone of Hope is the central granite sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his legacy emerging from struggle and adversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Benedictine monk ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
investigation of a crime
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religious festival ⓘ saint’s relics ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between sacred and secular interests
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faith and morality ⓘ justice ⓘ pilgrimage and relics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
Shrewsbury Abbey
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surface form:
Benedictine abbey at Shrewsbury
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| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Cadfael Chronicles
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surface form:
Brother Cadfael series
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| plotFocus | theft of a saint’s reliquary ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | herbalist ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | amateur detective ⓘ |
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| settingTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| subgenre | monastic mystery ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Holy Thief Description of subject: The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
Referenced by (4)
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