Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I)
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Vigilantia was the mother of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and the wife of Sabbatius, belonging to a modest Illyrian family before her son’s rise to power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justinian’s sister Vigilantia | 1 |
| Vigilantia (daughter of Vigilantia and sister of Justinian I) | 1 |
| Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5903456 — 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: Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I) Context triple: [Sabbatius, spouse, Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I)]
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A.
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora was a 9th-century Byzantine empress known for restoring the veneration of icons and ending the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm.
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B.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
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D.
Aelia Eudoxia
Aelia Eudoxia was a powerful late Roman empress and influential wife of Emperor Arcadius, noted for her significant role in Eastern Roman imperial politics and church affairs in the early 5th century.
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E.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- 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: Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I) Target entity description: Vigilantia was the mother of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and the wife of Sabbatius, belonging to a modest Illyrian family before her son’s rise to power.
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A.
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora was a 9th-century Byzantine empress known for restoring the veneration of icons and ending the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm.
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B.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
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D.
Aelia Eudoxia
Aelia Eudoxia was a powerful late Roman empress and influential wife of Emperor Arcadius, noted for her significant role in Eastern Roman imperial politics and church affairs in the early 5th century.
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E.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine-era person
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 6th century
ⓘ
late 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine imperial court
ⓘ
linked to:
imperial court of Constantinople
Justinian dynasty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| ethnicGroup |
Illyrian
ⓘ
linked to:
Illyrians
|
| floruit | c. 480–520 ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatinAlphabet | Vigilantia ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| motherOf | Justinian I ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the mother of Emperor Justinian I ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Emperor Justin II (grandson, traditionally)
ⓘ
Emperor Justinian I ⓘ
linked to:
Justinian I
|
| placeOfOrigin | Illyricum ⓘ |
| relative |
Justinian I
ⓘ
Justinian’s father Sabbatius ⓘ
linked to:
Justinian I
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialStatus | modest provincial family background ⓘ |
| spouse | Sabbatius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I) Description of subject: Vigilantia was the mother of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and the wife of Sabbatius, belonging to a modest Illyrian family before her son’s rise to power.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I)
linked to: Vigilantia (mother of Justinian I)