Arsenius the Great
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Arsenius the Great was a renowned 4th–5th century Christian monk and Desert Father, celebrated for his asceticism, wisdom, and influential role in early monasticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arsenius the Great canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9282903 — 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: Arsenius the Great Context triple: [Wadi El Natrun, associatedWithSaint, Arsenius the Great]
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Germinius of Sirmium
Germinius of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian bishop known for his involvement in the Arian controversy and ecclesiastical politics of the late Roman Empire.
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Leontius of Caesarea
Leontius of Caesarea was an early Christian bishop of Caesarea who played a key role in the Armenian Church by ordaining Gregory the Illuminator, the future patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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Julian of Eclanum
Julian of Eclanum was a 5th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known as a leading defender of Pelagian views against Augustine’s doctrine of original sin.
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Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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E.
Photinus of Sirmium
Photinus of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known for his anti-Arian views and for promoting a controversial Christology later condemned as heretical.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arsenius the Great Target entity description: Arsenius the Great was a renowned 4th–5th century Christian monk and Desert Father, celebrated for his asceticism, wisdom, and influential role in early monasticism.
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A.
Germinius of Sirmium
Germinius of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian bishop known for his involvement in the Arian controversy and ecclesiastical politics of the late Roman Empire.
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B.
Leontius of Caesarea
Leontius of Caesarea was an early Christian bishop of Caesarea who played a key role in the Armenian Church by ordaining Gregory the Illuminator, the future patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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C.
Julian of Eclanum
Julian of Eclanum was a 5th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known as a leading defender of Pelagian views against Augustine’s doctrine of original sin.
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D.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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E.
Photinus of Sirmium
Photinus of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known for his anti-Arian views and for promoting a controversial Christology later condemned as heretical.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
ⓘ
hermit ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 350 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 445 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Apophthegmata Patrum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palladius of Helenopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
July 19
ⓘ
May 10 ⓘ May 8 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | “Many times have I repented of having spoken, but never have I repented of having remained silent.” ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
asceticism
ⓘ
influence on early Christian monasticism ⓘ silence and solitude ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| occupation |
deacon
ⓘ
monk ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| partOf | Sayings of the Desert Fathers tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
tutor of Arcadius and Honorius
ⓘ
tutor of the imperial princes ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Egyptian desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nitrian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline |
hesychia (inner stillness)
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night-long prayer ⓘ strict fasting ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| workLocation |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Arsenius the Great Description of subject: Arsenius the Great was a renowned 4th–5th century Christian monk and Desert Father, celebrated for his asceticism, wisdom, and influential role in early monasticism.
Referenced by (2)
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