Maiolus
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Maiolus was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential abbot of Cluny, known for his role in monastic reform across medieval Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maiolus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6718776 — 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: Maiolus Context triple: [Maiolus of Cluny, givenName, Maiolus]
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A.
Korinos
Korinos is a town in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia in northern Greece, known for its proximity to the Thermaic Gulf and its role as a local administrative and residential center.
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B.
Tralles
Tralles was an important ancient city in western Anatolia, known as a regional commercial and cultural center under Hellenistic and Roman rule.
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C.
Baeto
Baeto is a historical play by Dutch Golden Age writer Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, reflecting his humanist style and interest in classical themes.
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D.
Morgantina
Morgantina was an ancient Sicel and later Greek city in central Sicily, known for its archaeological remains that illuminate the island’s indigenous and Hellenistic cultures.
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E.
Tmolos
Tmolos is a minor Greek mountain god associated with the mountain range in Lydia, often linked to rustic divinities and local cults.
- 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: Maiolus Target entity description: Maiolus was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential abbot of Cluny, known for his role in monastic reform across medieval Europe.
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A.
Korinos
Korinos is a town in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia in northern Greece, known for its proximity to the Thermaic Gulf and its role as a local administrative and residential center.
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B.
Tralles
Tralles was an important ancient city in western Anatolia, known as a regional commercial and cultural center under Hellenistic and Roman rule.
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C.
Baeto
Baeto is a historical play by Dutch Golden Age writer Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, reflecting his humanist style and interest in classical themes.
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D.
Morgantina
Morgantina was an ancient Sicel and later Greek city in central Sicily, known for its archaeological remains that illuminate the island’s indigenous and Hellenistic cultures.
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E.
Tmolos
Tmolos is a minor Greek mountain god associated with the mountain range in Lydia, often linked to rustic divinities and local cults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monk
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Cluniac reformer ⓘ abbot ⓘ medieval theologian ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Maieul de Cluny
ⓘ
Maieul of Cluny ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Mayeul of Cluny
Maiolus of Cluny ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monasticism
ⓘ
Cluniac Reforms ⓘ
linked to:
Cluniac reforms
|
| birthDate | c. 906 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Souvigny Priory ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| church |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Burgundy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Burgundians
|
| deathDate | 11 May 994 ⓘ |
| endTime | 994 (as abbot of Cluny) ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feastDay | 11 May ⓘ |
| givenName | Maiolus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cluniac monasteries across Europe
ⓘ
monastic life in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ monastic life in the Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ monastic life in the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Rule of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
earlier Cluniac abbots ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of the Cluniac order
ⓘ
influence on Western monasticism ⓘ monastic reform in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cluny Abbey ⓘ |
| notableEvent | captured by Muslim raiders in the Alps and later ransomed ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Leadership of the Cluniac monastic reform
ⓘ
linked to:
Cluniac reforms
|
| occupation |
abbot
ⓘ
monk ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| patronage | Souvigny ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Riez, Provence ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Souvigny, France ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbot of Cluny ⓘ |
| predecessor | Aymard of Cluny ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Order of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| residence | Cluny Abbey ⓘ |
| startTime | 954 (as abbot of Cluny) ⓘ |
| successor | Odilo of Cluny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maiolus Description of subject: Maiolus was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential abbot of Cluny, known for his role in monastic reform across medieval Europe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.