Didymus the Blind
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Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian theologian and biblical scholar from Alexandria, renowned for his influential teachings and writings despite having lost his sight in childhood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Didymus the Blind canonical | 4 |
| Didymus Alexandrinus | 1 |
| Didymus of Alexandria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3852856 — 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: Didymus the Blind Context triple: [Catechetical School of Alexandria, notableTeacher, Didymus the Blind]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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D.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is an anonymous early Christian theologian and mystic whose Neoplatonic writings profoundly shaped medieval Christian theology and mysticism.
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E.
Apollinaris of Laodicea
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.
- 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: Didymus the Blind Target entity description: Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian theologian and biblical scholar from Alexandria, renowned for his influential teachings and writings despite having lost his sight in childhood.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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D.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is an anonymous early Christian theologian and mystic whose Neoplatonic writings profoundly shaped medieval Christian theology and mysticism.
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E.
Apollinaris of Laodicea
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alexandrian theologian
ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Didymus Alexandrinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Didymus the Blind
Didymus Caecus ⓘ
linked to:
Didymus Chalcenterus
Didymus of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to:
Didymus the Blind
|
| birthPlace |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Roman Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
|
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| doctrine | affirmation of the divinity of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ |
| era | Patristic period ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | blindness ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Trinitarian theology
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ pneumatology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Didymus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jerome
ⓘ
Rufinus of Aquileia ⓘ later Alexandrian theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
ⓘ
Origen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
allegorical exegesis of Scripture
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continuing Origenist theological tradition ⓘ defense of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ teaching at the Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | lost his sight in childhood ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
ⓘ
Commentary on Genesis ⓘ Commentary on Psalms ⓘ
linked to:
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on Zechariah ⓘ On the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical commentator
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Alexandria ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| teachingPosition | head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ |
| tradition | Alexandrian theological tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Christianity
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Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
|
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Referenced by (6)
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