Hugh of Lincoln
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Hugh of Lincoln was a 12th-century Carthusian monk and Bishop of Lincoln renowned for his piety, reforming zeal, and later veneration as a saint in the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh of Lincoln canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4888288 — 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: Hugh of Lincoln Context triple: [St Hugh’s College, Oxford, namedAfter, Hugh of Lincoln]
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A.
Gordon de Blois
Gordon de Blois was the husband of pioneering American modernist architect Natalie de Blois.
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B.
Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.
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C.
Henry de Montfort
Henry de Montfort was the eldest son of Simon de Montfort, a prominent supporter of the baronial cause against King Henry III during the Second Barons' War in 13th-century England.
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D.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
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E.
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, was an illegitimate son of King Henry II of England who became a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader in the early 13th century.
- 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: Hugh of Lincoln Target entity description: Hugh of Lincoln was a 12th-century Carthusian monk and Bishop of Lincoln renowned for his piety, reforming zeal, and later veneration as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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A.
Gordon de Blois
Gordon de Blois was the husband of pioneering American modernist architect Natalie de Blois.
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B.
Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.
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C.
Henry de Montfort
Henry de Montfort was the eldest son of Simon de Montfort, a prominent supporter of the baronial cause against King Henry III during the Second Barons' War in 13th-century England.
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D.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
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E.
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, was an illegitimate son of King Henry II of England who became a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader in the early 13th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carthusian monk
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Catholic saint ⓘ bishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1200 ⓘ |
| feastDay | 17 November ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
asceticism
ⓘ
holiness ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bishop ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Saint Hugh of Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
care for the poor
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defending the rights of the Church ⓘ opposition to royal abuses ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Anglo-Norman French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Carthusian Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Carthusians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
piety
ⓘ
reforming zeal ⓘ veneration as a saint ⓘ |
| notableWork |
rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral
ⓘ
reform of the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Lincoln Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld | Bishop of Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Diocese of Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Diocese of Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh of Lincoln Description of subject: Hugh of Lincoln was a 12th-century Carthusian monk and Bishop of Lincoln renowned for his piety, reforming zeal, and later veneration as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.