Saint Burchard of Würzburg
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Saint Burchard of Würzburg was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and church reformer who became the founding bishop and organizer of the Diocese of Würzburg in Franconia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Burchard of Würzburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7874366 — 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.
Target entity: Saint Burchard of Würzburg Context triple: [Bishop of Würzburg, firstHolder, Saint Burchard of Würzburg]
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Saint Ulrich of Augsburg
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg was a 10th-century bishop renowned for his piety, church reforms, and defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions, and was the first saint formally canonized by a pope.
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Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Saint Rupert of Salzburg was an early medieval bishop and missionary credited with founding the city of Salzburg and serving as its patron saint.
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Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim was an influential 10th–11th century German bishop, statesman, and patron of the arts renowned for commissioning major Ottonian architectural and artistic works.
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Saint Norbert of Xanten
Saint Norbert of Xanten was a 12th-century German church reformer, founder of the Premonstratensian (Norbertine) order, and later Archbishop of Magdeburg, known for his asceticism and efforts to renew clerical life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Burchard of Würzburg Target entity description: Saint Burchard of Würzburg was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and church reformer who became the founding bishop and organizer of the Diocese of Würzburg in Franconia.
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A.
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg was a 10th-century bishop renowned for his piety, church reforms, and defense of Augsburg during the Hungarian invasions, and was the first saint formally canonized by a pope.
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B.
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Saint Rupert of Salzburg was an early medieval bishop and missionary credited with founding the city of Salzburg and serving as its patron saint.
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C.
Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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Adalbert of Saxony
Adalbert of Saxony was a 15th-century Saxon prince from the House of Wettin, known primarily as a son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.
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Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim was an influential 10th–11th century German bishop, statesman, and patron of the arts renowned for commissioning major Ottonian architectural and artistic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century bishop
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Anglo-Saxon missionary ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ medieval church reformer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Boniface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franconian church organization
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Würzburg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| church | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Saint Boniface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 14 October ⓘ |
| founderOf | Diocese of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Burchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Duchy of Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old High German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
church reform in Franconia
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missionary work among the Franks ⓘ organizing the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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church reformer ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon mission to the Continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | Diocese of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Franconia
NERFINISHED
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Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleIn | Christianization of Franconia ⓘ |
| title | Founding Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ |
| typeOfSaint | confessor ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Saint Burchard of Würzburg Description of subject: Saint Burchard of Würzburg was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and church reformer who became the founding bishop and organizer of the Diocese of Würzburg in Franconia.
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