The Passion of Saint Christopher
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The Passion of Saint Christopher is an Old English hagiographical text recounting the life, martyrdom, and miracles of Saint Christopher, preserved in the Nowell Codex manuscript.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Passion of Saint Christopher canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5094200 — 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: The Passion of Saint Christopher Context triple: [Nowell Codex, containsWork, The Passion of Saint Christopher]
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A.
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is an early 3rd-century Christian martyrdom account, notable for its vivid first-person narrative by the young noblewoman Perpetua and its influential role in shaping Christian hagiography and views on martyrdom.
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B.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
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C.
The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
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D.
The Stoning of Saint Stephen
The Stoning of Saint Stephen is a Baroque religious painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer depicting the martyrdom of Christianity’s first deacon.
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E.
The Vision of the Cross
The Vision of the Cross is a fresco by Raphael’s workshop in the Vatican that depicts Constantine’s miraculous vision of the cross before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
- 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: The Passion of Saint Christopher Target entity description: The Passion of Saint Christopher is an Old English hagiographical text recounting the life, martyrdom, and miracles of Saint Christopher, preserved in the Nowell Codex manuscript.
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A.
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is an early 3rd-century Christian martyrdom account, notable for its vivid first-person narrative by the young noblewoman Perpetua and its influential role in shaping Christian hagiography and views on martyrdom.
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B.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
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C.
The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
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D.
The Stoning of Saint Stephen
The Stoning of Saint Stephen is a Baroque religious painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer depicting the martyrdom of Christianity’s first deacon.
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E.
The Vision of the Cross
The Vision of the Cross is a fresco by Raphael’s workshop in the Vatican that depicts Constantine’s miraculous vision of the cross before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English hagiographical text
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passion narrative ⓘ saint’s life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon hagiography
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Nowell Codex texts ⓘ Old English literature ⓘ |
| collection |
Nowell Codex section of Cotton Vitellius A. xv
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linked to:
Nowell Codex
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| culturalContext | medieval England ⓘ |
| describes |
life of Saint Christopher
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martyrdom of Saint Christopher ⓘ miracles of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| foundIn | British Library Cotton Vitellius A. xv ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Latin passio of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian Anglo-Saxon readers ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
edification of believers
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promotion of Christian virtues ⓘ |
| manuscript | Nowell Codex ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| portrays |
Saint Christopher as martyr
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Saint Christopher as miracle worker ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Nowell Codex ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Latin Christian hagiographic tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule (in manuscript context) ⓘ |
| setting | late antique Roman world ⓘ |
| sharesManuscriptWith |
Beowulf
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Judith ⓘ The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle ⓘ
linked to:
Letter of Alexander to Aristotle
Wonders of the East ⓘ
linked to:
The Wonders of the East
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| subject | Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| textType | religious narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian martyrdom
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conversion ⓘ miraculous protection ⓘ steadfast faith ⓘ |
| workFocus |
posthumous miracles of Saint Christopher
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suffering and death of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
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