Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
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Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) refers to a group of early Christian martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, whose legacy gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) canonical | 1 |
| Saranda is derived from Greek "Agioi Saranda" meaning "Forty Saints" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4989061 — 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: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) Context triple: [Saranda, namedAfter, Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)]
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A.
Panagia tou Kastrou
Panagia tou Kastrou is a historic Greek Orthodox church and former castle monastery located atop the medieval fortress of Leros in the Dodecanese islands.
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B.
Agios Germanos
Agios Germanos is a traditional mountain village in northern Greece known for its stone architecture and proximity to the Prespa Lakes and their protected natural environment.
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C.
Agia Roumeli
Agia Roumeli is a remote coastal village on the south coast of Crete, Greece, known as the seaside settlement where hikers emerge after walking through the Samaria Gorge.
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D.
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, formed by the merger of Agioi Anargyroi and Kamatero.
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E.
Agios Petros
Agios Petros is a traditional mountain village in the Peloponnese region of Greece, known for its stone architecture and scenic setting amid the Parnon range.
- 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: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) Target entity description: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) refers to a group of early Christian martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, whose legacy gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name.
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A.
Panagia tou Kastrou
Panagia tou Kastrou is a historic Greek Orthodox church and former castle monastery located atop the medieval fortress of Leros in the Dodecanese islands.
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B.
Agios Germanos
Agios Germanos is a traditional mountain village in northern Greece known for its stone architecture and proximity to the Prespa Lakes and their protected natural environment.
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C.
Agia Roumeli
Agia Roumeli is a remote coastal village on the south coast of Crete, Greece, known as the seaside settlement where hikers emerge after walking through the Samaria Gorge.
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D.
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, formed by the merger of Agioi Anargyroi and Kamatero.
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E.
Agios Petros
Agios Petros is a traditional mountain village in the Peloponnese region of Greece, known for its stone architecture and scenic setting amid the Parnon range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Christian martyrs
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martyrs ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agioi Saranda
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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ⓘ |
| associatedFeastSeason |
Great Lent
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linked to:
Lent
|
| associatedWith |
Lycian legion
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Roman army ⓘ |
| category |
Christian martyrs of the Roman era
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Groups of Christian saints ⓘ Military saints ⓘ
linked to:
Christian saints
|
| centuryOfMartyrdom | 4th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Divine Liturgy in Eastern Orthodox Church
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hymns and canons ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
9 March (Gregorian calendar in some traditions)
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9 March (Julian calendar) ⓘ |
| etymologyOfRelatedToponym |
Saranda is derived from Greek "Agioi Saranda" meaning "Forty Saints"
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linked to:
Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
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| feastCategory | commemoration of martyrs ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Cappadocia
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Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Sebaste ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
Forty Saints Monastery (Saranda, Albania)
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linked to:
Monastery of the Forty Saints (ruins)
|
| honoredBy | city of Saranda, Albania ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | group of forty nude soldiers in a frozen lake ⓘ |
| influencedToponym |
Saranda
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linked to:
Sarandë
|
| languageOfLiturgicalTexts |
Armenian
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Church Slavonic ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Eastern Orthodox liturgical texts
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Synaxarion ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Synaxarion
|
| numberOfMembers | 40 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Armenia (in some traditions)
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soldiers ⓘ |
| persecutedUnder | Licinius ⓘ |
| placeOfMartyrdom | Sebaste ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationOfMartyrdom |
Sivas, Turkey
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linked to:
Sivas
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
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| typeOfDeath | martyrdom by exposure to cold ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | martyrs ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Byzantine Empire
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) Description of subject: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) refers to a group of early Christian martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, whose legacy gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Forty Saints
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etymologyOfRelatedToponym
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Saranda is derived from Greek "Agioi Saranda" meaning "Forty Saints"
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subject linked to:
Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
linked to: Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)