miracle of the three children in a barrel
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The miracle of the three children in a barrel is a famous legend of Saint Nicholas resurrecting three murdered children who had been butchered and stored in a barrel, exemplifying his role as a protector of children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| miracle of the three children in a barrel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6812732 — 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: miracle of the three children in a barrel Context triple: [Nicholas the Wonderworker, associatedLegend, miracle of the three children in a barrel]
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A.
Relics of the Holy Crib
The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
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B.
Miracle of the Sun
The Miracle of the Sun is a famous 1917 event near Fátima, Portugal, in which tens of thousands of people reported seeing extraordinary solar phenomena associated with Marian apparitions.
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C.
Miracle of the Slave
Miracle of the Slave is a renowned 16th-century religious painting by the Venetian master Tintoretto, celebrated for its dramatic composition and dynamic use of light and color.
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D.
Daniel in the lions den
Daniel in the lions' den is a famous biblical story in which the prophet Daniel is miraculously saved by God after being thrown into a den of lions for refusing to stop praying.
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E.
Les Mains du miracle
Les Mains du miracle is a biographical novel by Joseph Kessel that recounts the true story of a German doctor whose extraordinary massage skills saved high-ranking prisoners during the Nazi regime.
- 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: miracle of the three children in a barrel Target entity description: The miracle of the three children in a barrel is a famous legend of Saint Nicholas resurrecting three murdered children who had been butchered and stored in a barrel, exemplifying his role as a protector of children.
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A.
Relics of the Holy Crib
The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
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B.
Miracle of the Sun
The Miracle of the Sun is a famous 1917 event near Fátima, Portugal, in which tens of thousands of people reported seeing extraordinary solar phenomena associated with Marian apparitions.
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C.
Miracle of the Slave
Miracle of the Slave is a renowned 16th-century religious painting by the Venetian master Tintoretto, celebrated for its dramatic composition and dynamic use of light and color.
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D.
Daniel in the lions den
Daniel in the lions' den is a famous biblical story in which the prophet Daniel is miraculously saved by God after being thrown into a den of lions for refusing to stop praying.
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E.
Les Mains du miracle
Les Mains du miracle is a biographical novel by Joseph Kessel that recounts the true story of a German doctor whose extraordinary massage skills saved high-ranking prisoners during the Nazi regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian legend
ⓘ
Saint Nicholas miracle ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeastDayOf |
Saint Nicholas
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
|
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
miraculous intervention
ⓘ
protection of children ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| depictsRoleOf | Saint Nicholas as protector of children ⓘ |
| emphasizesVirtueOf |
hospitality
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Saint Nicholas
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
three children ⓘ |
| iconographicAttributeOf |
Saint Nicholas
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
|
| iconographicMotif | three naked children standing in a tub or barrel ⓘ |
| inspired |
folk songs about Saint Nicholas
ⓘ
medieval miracle plays ⓘ |
| involvesAct |
miraculous restoration of life
ⓘ
resurrection of three murdered children ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
barrel
ⓘ
butchered bodies ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
condemnation of murder and greed
ⓘ
trust in saintly intercession ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | hagiographical exemplum ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | inn or butcher’s shop ⓘ |
| perpetrator | butcher ⓘ |
| popularIn |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ the Low Countries ⓘ
linked to:
Low Countries
|
| relatedTo | cult of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
church murals ⓘ panel paintings ⓘ stained glass ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Saint Nicholas’s compassion
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ innocence of children ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| toldInContextOf | legends of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
catechetical instruction for children
ⓘ
sermons about charity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| victimCount | 3 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: miracle of the three children in a barrel Description of subject: The miracle of the three children in a barrel is a famous legend of Saint Nicholas resurrecting three murdered children who had been butchered and stored in a barrel, exemplifying his role as a protector of children.
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