Santo Tomas de Villanueva
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Santo Tomas de Villanueva, also known as Saint Thomas of Villanova, was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop renowned for his scholarship, humility, and exceptional charity toward the poor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santo Tomas de Villanueva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9733001 — 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: Santo Tomas de Villanueva Context triple: [Miagao Church, dedicatedTo, Santo Tomas de Villanueva]
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A.
Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas is a small inland municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its agricultural communities and proximity to major Central Luzon urban centers.
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B.
Colegio de Santa María de Jesús
Colegio de Santa María de Jesús was a historic educational institution in Seville that served as the foundational college from which the University of Seville later developed.
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C.
Loyola de Oñaz
Loyola de Oñaz is the Basque noble family estate in Azpeitia, Spain, best known as the ancestral home and birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.
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D.
Santo Tomás de Castilla
Santo Tomás de Castilla is a major Caribbean seaport in eastern Guatemala that serves as one of the country’s principal gateways for international maritime trade.
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E.
Colegio de Santo Tomás
Colegio de Santo Tomás was the original name of the University of Santo Tomas, a historic and influential Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines.
- 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: Santo Tomas de Villanueva Target entity description: Santo Tomas de Villanueva, also known as Saint Thomas of Villanova, was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop renowned for his scholarship, humility, and exceptional charity toward the poor.
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A.
Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas is a small inland municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its agricultural communities and proximity to major Central Luzon urban centers.
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B.
Colegio de Santa María de Jesús
Colegio de Santa María de Jesús was a historic educational institution in Seville that served as the foundational college from which the University of Seville later developed.
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C.
Loyola de Oñaz
Loyola de Oñaz is the Basque noble family estate in Azpeitia, Spain, best known as the ancestral home and birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.
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D.
Santo Tomás de Castilla
Santo Tomás de Castilla is a major Caribbean seaport in eastern Guatemala that serves as one of the country’s principal gateways for international maritime trade.
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E.
Colegio de Santo Tomás
Colegio de Santo Tomás was the original name of the University of Santo Tomas, a historic and influential Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Augustinian friar
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Catholic saint ⓘ archbishop ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Thomas of Villanova
NERFINISHED
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Tomás García y Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomás de Villanueva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Paul III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1488 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fuenllana, Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1658 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Alexander VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| clergyRank | archbishop ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1555-09-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Valencia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Alcalá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| feastDay | 09-22 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
charity
ⓘ
preaching ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Villanueva de los Infantes, Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
austere personal lifestyle
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reforming the Archdiocese of Valencia ⓘ support for education ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Saint Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charity toward the poor
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humility ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| occupation |
archbishop
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friar ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| patronage |
Valencia, Spain
NERFINISHED
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orphans ⓘ poor people ⓘ students ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Archbishop of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| religiousOrder | Augustinians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1544 ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Alcalá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santo Tomas de Villanueva Description of subject: Santo Tomas de Villanueva, also known as Saint Thomas of Villanova, was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop renowned for his scholarship, humility, and exceptional charity toward the poor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.