Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban)
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Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) is a late antique or early medieval hagiographical text recounting the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Alban, venerated as Britain’s first Christian martyr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9587447 — 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: Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) Context triple: [Saint Alban, mentionedIn, Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban)]
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Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is an early 3rd-century Christian martyrdom account, notable for its vivid first-person narrative by the young noblewoman Perpetua and its influential role in shaping Christian hagiography and views on martyrdom.
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B.
The Picts and the Martyrs
The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
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C.
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is a dramatic religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the apostle Andrew’s execution for his Christian faith.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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E.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a renowned 15th-century Italian Renaissance painting depicting the dramatic execution of Saint Sebastian, celebrated for its dynamic composition and detailed anatomical realism.
- 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: Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) Target entity description: Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) is a late antique or early medieval hagiographical text recounting the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Alban, venerated as Britain’s first Christian martyr.
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A.
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is an early 3rd-century Christian martyrdom account, notable for its vivid first-person narrative by the young noblewoman Perpetua and its influential role in shaping Christian hagiography and views on martyrdom.
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B.
The Picts and the Martyrs
The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
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C.
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is a dramatic religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the apostle Andrew’s execution for his Christian faith.
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D.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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E.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a renowned 15th-century Italian Renaissance painting depicting the dramatic execution of Saint Sebastian, celebrated for its dynamic composition and detailed anatomical realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrdom narrative
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Latin prose text ⓘ hagiographical text ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Passion of Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyOfComposition | late 4th to early medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedFeastDay | feast of Saint Alban GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Roman Britain hagiography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | early witness to Christian presence in Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
execution of Saint Alban
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posthumous miracles at Saint Alban's tomb ⓘ trial of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
martyrdom of Saint Alban
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miracles of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| devotionalFunction | encouragement of martyr-like steadfastness ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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saints' lives ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christian priest or cleric
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Roman persecutor ⓘ Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval accounts of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin passiones of martyrs ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Roman Britain
NERFINISHED
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Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of Christian readers
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promotion of the cult of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | martyrdom account ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Roman persecution of Christians ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | martyr ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
early British Christianity research
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late antique hagiography scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectStatus | Britain's first Christian martyr ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
power of miracles
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witness to Christian faith unto death ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late antiquity or early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| title | Passio Albani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
liturgical commemoration of Saint Alban
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monastic reading of saints' lives ⓘ |
| venerationContext | cult of Saint Alban ⓘ |
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Subject: Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) Description of subject: Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) is a late antique or early medieval hagiographical text recounting the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Alban, venerated as Britain’s first Christian martyr.
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