Saint Rosalia
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Saint Rosalia is a 12th-century Sicilian hermit and patron saint of Palermo, venerated for miraculously ending a plague and celebrated in annual religious festivals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Rosalia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4396093 — 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: Saint Rosalia Context triple: [Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?, dedicatedTo, Saint Rosalia]
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Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia is a locality or frazione within the municipality of Predappio in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
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B.
Santa Caterina Valfurva
Santa Caterina Valfurva is a small alpine village and ski resort in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, known for its location in the Stelvio National Park and its winter sports tourism.
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C.
Saint Reparata
Saint Reparata is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in the Mediterranean region, regarded as a patron saint of Nice and celebrated for her steadfast faith and miraculous legends.
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D.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
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E.
Santa Rosalía
Santa Rosalía is a historic mining town and port on the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, known for its French-influenced architecture and copper mining heritage.
- 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: Saint Rosalia Target entity description: Saint Rosalia is a 12th-century Sicilian hermit and patron saint of Palermo, venerated for miraculously ending a plague and celebrated in annual religious festivals.
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A.
Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia is a locality or frazione within the municipality of Predappio in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
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B.
Santa Caterina Valfurva
Santa Caterina Valfurva is a small alpine village and ski resort in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, known for its location in the Stelvio National Park and its winter sports tourism.
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C.
Saint Reparata
Saint Reparata is a Christian virgin martyr venerated particularly in the Mediterranean region, regarded as a patron saint of Nice and celebrated for her steadfast faith and miraculous legends.
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D.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
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E.
Santa Rosalía
Santa Rosalía is a historic mining town and port on the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, known for its French-influenced architecture and copper mining heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
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Christian saint ⓘ Sicilian saint ⓘ hermit ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Monte Pellegrino
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Palermo plague of 1624 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual Festino di Santa Rosalia in Palermo
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religious processions in Palermo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 12th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 12th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
15 July
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4 September ⓘ |
| feastDayNote | 15 July celebrated as the Festino di Santa Rosalia in Palermo ⓘ |
| fullName | Rosalia Sinibaldi ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Palermo Cathedral
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Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia on Monte Pellegrino ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconography |
often depicted holding a crucifix
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often depicted in a cave on Monte Pellegrino ⓘ often depicted wearing a crown of roses ⓘ often depicted with a skull ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baroque religious art in Palermo
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devotional practices against epidemics in Sicily ⓘ |
| languageOfNickName | Sicilian ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
relics discovered in 1624 during a plague in Palermo
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withdrew to live as a hermit in a cave on Monte Pellegrino ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Palermo Cathedral, Palermo
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linked to:
Palermo Cathedral
Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia, Monte Pellegrino ⓘ |
| miracleClaim | intercession credited with ending the 1624 plague in Palermo ⓘ |
| nickName | The Little Saint ⓘ |
| notableFor | ending the plague in Palermo in 1624 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Palermo
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Sicily ⓘ against plague ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Italy
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Palermo ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Italy
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Monte Pellegrino ⓘ Palermo ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| title |
La Santuzza
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Patroness of Palermo ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Palermo ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Input
Subject: Saint Rosalia Description of subject: Saint Rosalia is a 12th-century Sicilian hermit and patron saint of Palermo, venerated for miraculously ending a plague and celebrated in annual religious festivals.
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