Saint Secundus of Asti
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Saint Secundus of Asti is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of the Italian city of Asti, traditionally believed to have been executed during the Roman persecutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Secundus of Asti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5640333 — 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 Secundus of Asti Context triple: [Asti, hasPatronSaint, Saint Secundus of Asti]
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A.
Saint Marcellus
Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
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B.
Saint Erasmus of Formia
Saint Erasmus of Formia is a Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors and those suffering from abdominal ailments, traditionally invoked as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
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C.
Saint Herculanus of Perugia
Saint Herculanus of Perugia was a 6th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, especially in central Italy, for his defense of Perugia during the Gothic War.
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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 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.
- 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 Secundus of Asti Target entity description: Saint Secundus of Asti is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of the Italian city of Asti, traditionally believed to have been executed during the Roman persecutions.
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A.
Saint Marcellus
Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
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B.
Saint Erasmus of Formia
Saint Erasmus of Formia is a Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors and those suffering from abdominal ailments, traditionally invoked as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
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C.
Saint Herculanus of Perugia
Saint Herculanus of Perugia was a 6th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, especially in central Italy, for his defense of Perugia during the Gothic War.
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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diocese of Asti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman army ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Asti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | local celebrations on his feast day in Asti ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | local liturgical celebrations in Asti ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Martyrologium Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfVeneration | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Asti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause |
beheading
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Asti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedDuring |
Roman persecutions of Christians
ⓘ
persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 1 May ⓘ |
| hasAttribute | military martyr ⓘ |
| hasRelic | relics venerated in Asti ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Asti Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
depicted as a Roman soldier
ⓘ
often shown with palm of martyrdom ⓘ |
| ItalianName | San Secondo di Asti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Sanctus Secundus Astensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | traditionally believed to have been a Roman soldier ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | memorial (local calendars) ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| patronage |
horse races and local festivals in Asti
ⓘ
protection of the city of Asti ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf | Asti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceType | hagiographical tradition ⓘ |
| title | patron saint of Asti ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | martyr ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Input
Subject: Saint Secundus of Asti Description of subject: Saint Secundus of Asti is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of the Italian city of Asti, traditionally believed to have been executed during the Roman persecutions.
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