Saint Marcellus
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Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Marcellus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359895 — 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 Marcellus Context triple: [Church of San Marcelo, dedicatedTo, Saint Marcellus]
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A.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
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B.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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C.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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D.
Saint Modestus
Saint Modestus is a Christian martyr venerated as one of the legendary companions of Saint Vitus in early hagiographic tradition.
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E.
Saint Vitalis
Saint Vitalis is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with early persecutions of the Church and honored in various churches bearing his name.
- 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 Marcellus Target entity description: Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
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A.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
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B.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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C.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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D.
Saint Modestus
Saint Modestus is a Christian martyr venerated as one of the legendary companions of Saint Vitus in early hagiographic tradition.
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E.
Saint Vitalis
Saint Vitalis is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with early persecutions of the Church and honored in various churches bearing his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
early Christian ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Church ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| era | early 4th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
January 16
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January 27 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| martyrdom | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being venerated as a martyr
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leadership of the Roman Church after the Diocletian persecution ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 309 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | circa 308 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pope Marcellinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Marcellus I
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
History of the Papacy
ⓘ
List of popes ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Eusebius ⓘ |
| title | Pope Marcellus I ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Marcellus Description of subject: Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.