Epiphanius of Salamis
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Epiphanius of Salamis was a 4th-century Christian bishop and Church Father known for his fierce opposition to heresies and his extensive heresiological work, the Panarion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Epiphanius of Salamis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4293375 — 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: Epiphanius of Salamis Context triple: [Marcionism, condemnedBy, Epiphanius of Salamis]
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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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B.
Acacius of Caesarea
Acacius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian, a leading figure of the Arian party and influential church politician in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ignatios of Constantinople
Ignatios of Constantinople was a 9th-century Patriarch of Constantinople whose contested appointment and deposition played a central role in the events leading to the Photian Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
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E.
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
Theodoret of Cyrrhus was a 5th-century Syrian bishop, theologian, and prolific ecclesiastical writer known for his role in the Christological controversies of the early Byzantine Church.
- 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: Epiphanius of Salamis Target entity description: Epiphanius of Salamis was a 4th-century Christian bishop and Church Father known for his fierce opposition to heresies and his extensive heresiological work, the Panarion.
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A.
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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B.
Acacius of Caesarea
Acacius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian, a leading figure of the Arian party and influential church politician in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ignatios of Constantinople
Ignatios of Constantinople was a 9th-century Patriarch of Constantinople whose contested appointment and deposition played a central role in the events leading to the Photian Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
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E.
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
Theodoret of Cyrrhus was a 5th-century Syrian bishop, theologian, and prolific ecclesiastical writer known for his role in the Christological controversies of the early Byzantine Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ heresiologist ⓘ saint ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 315 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Eleutheropolis ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
4th century
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early 5th century ⓘ |
| church | Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 403 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
at sea near Cyprus
ⓘ
on a voyage from Constantinople ⓘ |
| denomination | Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described | more than 80 heresies in the Panarion ⓘ |
| feastDay | 12 May ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
heresy studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine heresiology
ⓘ
medieval catalogues of heresies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Panarion, a compendium of heresies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heresiological writings ⓘ opposition to heresies ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ancoratus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
On Weights and Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Panarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine |
Aetian and Eunomian Anomoeanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollinarianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Arianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcionism NERFINISHED ⓘ Messalianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Origenism NERFINISHED ⓘ various Gnostic sects ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
controversies over Origen
ⓘ
disputes in Constantinople under Theodosius I ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Salamis
ⓘ
Metropolitan of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine | Nicene Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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