Kentigern of Glasgow
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Kentigern of Glasgow, better known as Saint Mungo, is the 6th-century missionary and patron saint credited with founding the city of Glasgow and spreading Christianity in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kentigern of Glasgow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9380222 — 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: Kentigern of Glasgow Context triple: [Saint Mungo, alsoKnownAs, Kentigern of Glasgow]
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A.
Hodierna of Scotland
Hodierna of Scotland was a medieval Scottish noblewoman, traditionally identified as a daughter of Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and thus a member of the royal House of Dunkeld.
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B.
Cuilén of Scotland
Cuilén of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Alba from the House of Alpin, whose short and turbulent reign ended with his death in battle around 971.
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C.
Dervorguilla of Galloway
Dervorguilla of Galloway was a 13th-century Scottish noblewoman and heiress noted for her political influence, piety, and role in founding Balliol College, Oxford.
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D.
Lulach of Scotland
Lulach of Scotland was a short-reigning 11th-century King of Scots, known for succeeding Macbeth and being quickly overthrown by Malcolm III.
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E.
Giric of Scotland
Giric of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and/or Scots, remembered for his obscure and debated reign and his association with early unification traditions in medieval Scottish history.
- 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: Kentigern of Glasgow Target entity description: Kentigern of Glasgow, better known as Saint Mungo, is the 6th-century missionary and patron saint credited with founding the city of Glasgow and spreading Christianity in Scotland.
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A.
Hodierna of Scotland
Hodierna of Scotland was a medieval Scottish noblewoman, traditionally identified as a daughter of Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and thus a member of the royal House of Dunkeld.
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B.
Cuilén of Scotland
Cuilén of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Alba from the House of Alpin, whose short and turbulent reign ended with his death in battle around 971.
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C.
Dervorguilla of Galloway
Dervorguilla of Galloway was a 13th-century Scottish noblewoman and heiress noted for her political influence, piety, and role in founding Balliol College, Oxford.
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D.
Lulach of Scotland
Lulach of Scotland was a short-reigning 11th-century King of Scots, known for succeeding Macbeth and being quickly overthrown by Malcolm III.
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E.
Giric of Scotland
Giric of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and/or Scots, remembered for his obscure and debated reign and his association with early unification traditions in medieval Scottish history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century person
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Christian saint ⓘ bishop ⓘ founder of Glasgow ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Glasgow Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Glasgow coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Culross (traditional attribution)
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Fife (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Glasgow Cathedral (traditional site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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St Mungo’s Cathedral (Glasgow Cathedral) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
establishing a religious community at Glasgow
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founding the city of Glasgow ⓘ spreading Christianity in Scotland ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feastDay |
13 January
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14 January (some traditions) ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
miracle of the bell used to call people to worship
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miracle of the bird he restored to life ⓘ miracle of the fish that brought up a lost ring ⓘ miracle of the tree that did not burn ⓘ |
| hasName |
Kentigern
NERFINISHED
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Mungo NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Mungo NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mungo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| mother |
Saint Thenew
NERFINISHED
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Teneu (Thenew) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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Glasgow Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ the city of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol |
bell
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fish with a ring in its mouth ⓘ robin ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| title | Bishop of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Church of Scotland (in a historical and cultural sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kentigern of Glasgow Description of subject: Kentigern of Glasgow, better known as Saint Mungo, is the 6th-century missionary and patron saint credited with founding the city of Glasgow and spreading Christianity in Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.