Saint Vitus
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Saint Vitus is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection against neurological disorders and known for his association with the so-called "St. Vitus' dance."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Vitus canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T377176 — 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 Vitus Context triple: [St. Vith, namedAfter, Saint Vitus]
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Saint Vigilius of Trent
Saint Vigilius of Trent was a 4th–5th century bishop and martyr venerated as the patron saint of Trento in northern Italy.
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St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
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Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Salvator
Salvator is the Latin term traditionally used in Christian theology and liturgy to refer to Jesus Christ as the Savior.
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E.
Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is a town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula best known as the gateway to Mount Sinai and the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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 Vitus Target entity description: Saint Vitus is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection against neurological disorders and known for his association with the so-called "St. Vitus' dance."
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A.
Saint Vigilius of Trent
Saint Vigilius of Trent was a 4th–5th century bishop and martyr venerated as the patron saint of Trento in northern Italy.
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B.
St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
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C.
Sabellius
Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Salvator
Salvator is the Latin term traditionally used in Christian theology and liturgy to refer to Jesus Christ as the Savior.
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E.
Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is a town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula best known as the gateway to Mount Sinai and the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
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Fourteen Holy Helpers member ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith | St. Vitus' dance ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sicily ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
June 15 (Gregorian calendar) in some Eastern Churches
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June 15 in Western Christianity ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Prague
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Sicily ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lucania ⓘ |
| diedIn | early 4th century ⓘ |
| era | Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ |
| feastDay | 15 June ⓘ |
| hasRelics | St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | St. Vitus Cathedral ⓘ |
| honoredIn | liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
cauldron of boiling oil
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palm of martyrdom ⓘ youthful martyr ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
protection against animal bites
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protection against epilepsy ⓘ protection against lightning ⓘ protection against nervous disorders ⓘ protection against neurological disorders ⓘ |
| legendaryCompanions |
Saint Crescentia
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Saint Modestus ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
St. Vitus' Day celebrations in Central Europe
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medieval dancing processions ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fourteen Holy Helpers ⓘ |
| patronage |
Bohemia
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Prague ⓘ Rijeka ⓘ Saxony ⓘ actors ⓘ choreia ⓘ comedians ⓘ dancers ⓘ epilepsy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| title |
Fourteen Holy Helpers
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Helper
Martyr ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Vitus Description of subject: Saint Vitus is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection against neurological disorders and known for his association with the so-called "St. Vitus' dance."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.