Saint John Macías
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Saint John Macías was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay brother known for his humility, charity to the poor, and mystical gifts, who spent most of his religious life in Lima, Peru.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint John Macías canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8772128 — 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 John Macías Context triple: [Shrine of Saint Rose of Lima, Lima, associatedWithSaint, Saint John Macías]
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A.
José Francisco Ruiz
José Francisco Ruiz was a 19th-century Tejano military officer and politician who was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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B.
José María Bocanegra
José María Bocanegra was a Mexican lawyer and politician who briefly served as interim president of Mexico during the turbulent early years of the republic.
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C.
Francisco Alberto Caamaño
Francisco Alberto Caamaño was a Dominican military officer and constitutionalist leader who became a key figure in the 1965 Dominican Civil War and briefly served as de facto president while resisting foreign intervention.
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D.
Francisco González Bocanegra
Francisco González Bocanegra was a 19th-century Mexican poet best known for writing the lyrics of Mexico’s national anthem.
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E.
José Guadalupe Cruz
José Guadalupe Cruz is a Mexican football manager and former player known for coaching several Liga MX clubs and leading teams to domestic success.
- 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 John Macías Target entity description: Saint John Macías was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay brother known for his humility, charity to the poor, and mystical gifts, who spent most of his religious life in Lima, Peru.
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A.
José Francisco Ruiz
José Francisco Ruiz was a 19th-century Tejano military officer and politician who was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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B.
José María Bocanegra
José María Bocanegra was a Mexican lawyer and politician who briefly served as interim president of Mexico during the turbulent early years of the republic.
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C.
Francisco Alberto Caamaño
Francisco Alberto Caamaño was a Dominican military officer and constitutionalist leader who became a key figure in the 1965 Dominican Civil War and briefly served as de facto president while resisting foreign intervention.
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D.
Francisco González Bocanegra
Francisco González Bocanegra was a 19th-century Mexican poet best known for writing the lyrics of Mexico’s national anthem.
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E.
José Guadalupe Cruz
José Guadalupe Cruz is a Mexican football manager and former player known for coaching several Liga MX clubs and leading teams to domestic success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
Christian mystic ⓘ Dominican lay brother ⓘ Spanish person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Juan Macías
ⓘ
San Juan Macías ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lima, Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Lima
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1837-09-22 ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1585-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ribera del Fresno, Extremadura, Spain ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1975-05-28 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1645-09-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Lima
|
| feastDay | September 18 ⓘ |
| fullName | Juan de Arcas y Sánchez ⓘ |
| knownFor |
care for the sick
ⓘ
charity to the poor ⓘ devotion to the Rosary ⓘ humility ⓘ mystical gifts ⓘ service in the convent of Santo Domingo in Lima ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
emigrated from Spain to the Americas
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entered the Dominican Order as a lay brother in Lima ⓘ served the poor who came to the convent door in Lima ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| occupation |
beggar for alms
ⓘ
porter of the convent ⓘ |
| patronage |
the needy
ⓘ
the poor ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima
ⓘ
linked to:
Santo Domingo Church, Lima
|
| positionHeld | lay brother ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Extremadura ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder |
Dominican Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Dominican friars
|
| residence |
Lima, Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Lima
|
| spiritualPractice |
Eucharistic adoration
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| virtue |
charity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima
ⓘ
linked to:
Santo Domingo Church, Lima
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint John Macías Description of subject: Saint John Macías was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay brother known for his humility, charity to the poor, and mystical gifts, who spent most of his religious life in Lima, Peru.
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