Saint Pirmin
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Saint Pirmin was an 8th-century itinerant bishop and missionary credited with founding several monasteries in the Frankish realms and helping to spread Christianity in what is now southwestern Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Pirmin canonical | 3 |
| St. Pirmin Pirmasens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9582745 — 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 Pirmin Context triple: [Abbey of Gengenbach, foundedBy, Saint Pirmin]
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A.
Saint Corbinian
Saint Corbinian was an 8th-century Frankish bishop and missionary whose evangelizing work in Bavaria made him a key founding figure of the Church in the Munich and Freising region.
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B.
Saint Kilian
Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary and martyr venerated as the apostle and patron saint of Franconia, particularly associated with the city of Würzburg.
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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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D.
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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E.
Saint Erc
Saint Erc was an early Irish Christian bishop and missionary traditionally linked to the Hill of Slane and known as a disciple of Saint Patrick.
- 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 Pirmin Target entity description: Saint Pirmin was an 8th-century itinerant bishop and missionary credited with founding several monasteries in the Frankish realms and helping to spread Christianity in what is now southwestern Germany.
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A.
Saint Corbinian
Saint Corbinian was an 8th-century Frankish bishop and missionary whose evangelizing work in Bavaria made him a key founding figure of the Church in the Munich and Freising region.
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B.
Saint Kilian
Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary and martyr venerated as the apostle and patron saint of Franconia, particularly associated with the city of Würzburg.
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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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D.
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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E.
Saint Erc
Saint Erc was an early Irish Christian bishop and missionary traditionally linked to the Hill of Slane and known as a disciple of Saint Patrick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
itinerant bishop ⓘ missionary ⓘ monastery founder ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alemannia
ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
Hornbach ⓘ Murbach ⓘ Reichenau Island ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Frankish Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
|
| dateOfDeath | 753 ⓘ |
| describedAs | itinerant bishop and missionary in the 8th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Alemanni
ⓘ
linked to:
Alemannic tribes
|
| feastDay | November 3 ⓘ |
| founded |
Hornbach Abbey
ⓘ
Monastery of Mittelzell on Reichenau Island ⓘ Murbach Abbey ⓘ Reichenau Abbey ⓘ |
| genre | theological treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Pirmin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christianization of southwestern Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianization of the Alemanni
monastic culture in the Upper Rhine region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding monasteries in the Frankish realms
ⓘ
missionary work among the Alemanni ⓘ spreading Christianity in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Scarapsus ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory |
Alsace
ⓘ
Frankish realms ⓘ
linked to:
Frankish territories
southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | early medieval Christian missionaries in the Frankish Empire ⓘ |
| patronage |
Hornbach
ⓘ
Reichenau Island ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Hornbach Abbey ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hornbach
ⓘ
Hornbach Abbey ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| wrote | Scarapsus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Pirmin Description of subject: Saint Pirmin was an 8th-century itinerant bishop and missionary credited with founding several monasteries in the Frankish realms and helping to spread Christianity in what is now southwestern Germany.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saint Pirmin