Apollinaris of Laodicea
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Apollinaris of Laodicea was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known for his influential yet later-condemned Christological views that gave rise to the doctrine called Apollinarianism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollinaris of Laodicea canonical | 3 |
| Apollinaris | 2 |
| Apollinaris the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2394565 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollinaris of Laodicea Context triple: [Apollinarianism, namedAfter, Apollinaris of Laodicea]
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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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Caesarius of Nazianzus
Caesarius of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Christian physician and government official in the Eastern Roman Empire, known both for his medical skill and for being part of the prominent Cappadocian Christian family of Gregory of Nazianzus.
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Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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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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Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollinaris of Laodicea Target entity description: Apollinaris of Laodicea was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known for his influential yet later-condemned Christological views that gave rise to the doctrine called Apollinarianism.
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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.
Caesarius of Nazianzus
Caesarius of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Christian physician and government official in the Eastern Roman Empire, known both for his medical skill and for being part of the prominent Cappadocian Christian family of Gregory of Nazianzus.
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C.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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D.
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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E.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian
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Christian theologian ⓘ ancient Greek writer ⓘ bishop ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Nicene party
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surface form:
pro-Nicene party
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| birthPlace | Laodicea in Syria ⓘ |
| category |
4th-century Christian theologians
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4th-century bishops ⓘ Christian heresiarchs ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Apollinaris of Laodicea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Apollinaris the Elder
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| condemnationYear | 381 ⓘ |
| condemnedByCouncil | First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| deathApproximateTime | late 4th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Laodicea in Syria ⓘ |
| denomination | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| doctrineAttributed | Apollinarianism ⓘ |
| education | trained in classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of Apollinaris the Elder ⓘ |
| founded | Apollinarianism ⓘ |
| heresyDeclaredBy | First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| heresyLabel | Apollinarianism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christological controversies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christological doctrine that the Logos replaced the rational human soul in Christ
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producing Christian versions of classical Greek literary forms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
his Christology was rejected by the mainstream church
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his ideas contributed to later definitions of Christ’s two natures ⓘ |
| movement | Apollinarianism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Greek paraphrases of the New Testament
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Greek paraphrases of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| occupation |
Christian apologist
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bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Basil of Caesarea
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Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ Theodoret of Cyrrhus ⓘ
surface form:
Theodoret of Cyrus
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| opposedDoctrine | Arianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Laodicea ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| supportedCreed | Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
affirmed the full divinity of Christ
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denied that Christ had a complete human rational soul ⓘ taught that the divine Logos took the place of the human mind in Jesus ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Apollinaris
this entity surface form:
Apollinaris
this entity surface form:
Apollinaris the Elder