Theodore of Tarsus
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Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore of Tarsus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3514423 — 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.
Target entity: Theodore of Tarsus Context triple: [Christianization of the British Isles, significantPerson, Theodore of Tarsus]
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Theodore of Mopsuestia
Theodore of Mopsuestia was a prominent 4th–5th century Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the Antiochene school, later regarded as a precursor of Nestorianism.
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Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius of Antioch was a 4th-century Arian Christian bishop and theologian who served as patriarch of both Antioch and Constantinople and played a prominent role in the Arian controversy within the early Church.
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Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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D.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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E.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theodore of Tarsus Target entity description: Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
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A.
Theodore of Mopsuestia
Theodore of Mopsuestia was a prominent 4th–5th century Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the Antiochene school, later regarded as a precursor of Nestorianism.
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B.
Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius of Antioch was a 4th-century Arian Christian bishop and theologian who served as patriarch of both Antioch and Constantinople and played a prominent role in the Arian controversy within the early Church.
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C.
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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D.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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E.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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archbishop ⓘ human ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Vitalian ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0602 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Byzantine Empire
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Cilicia ⓘ Tarsus ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Canterbury
ⓘ
St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury
|
| canonizationStatus | recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0690 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Canterbury
ⓘ
Kingdom of Kent ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Antioch
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Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Rome ⓘ Tarsus ⓘ |
| endTime | 690 ⓘ |
| era | 7th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 19 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
canon law
ⓘ
ecclesiastical administration ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
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surface form:
Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons
English Church organization ⓘ development of diocesan structure in England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
convening the Synod of Hertford
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encouraging learning and scholarship in England ⓘ promoting unity among the English dioceses ⓘ reorganizing the English Church ⓘ strengthening the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| name | Theodore of Tarsus self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canons of Theodore
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Theodore’s Penitential ⓘ |
| officeContested | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Synod of Hatfield
ⓘ
Synod of Hertford ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wighard ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Canterbury ⓘ |
| startTime | 668 ⓘ |
| successor | Berhtwald ⓘ |
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Subject: Theodore of Tarsus Description of subject: Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
Referenced by (2)
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