Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne
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Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and bishop who led the Lindisfarne community and became notable for defending Celtic Christian practices during the Synod of Whitby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9903466 — 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: Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne Context triple: [Synod of Whitby, participant, Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne]
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Bishop Wilfrid
Bishop Wilfrid was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon church leader and missionary known for his role in the Synod of Whitby and for promoting Roman Christian practices in England.
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Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary bishop renowned for founding the monastery at Lindisfarne and leading the Christianization of Northumbria.
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Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman-turned-monk and scholar who played a key role in bringing Roman Christian culture, learning, and architecture to Northumbria.
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D.
Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.
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E.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
- 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: Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne Target entity description: Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and bishop who led the Lindisfarne community and became notable for defending Celtic Christian practices during the Synod of Whitby.
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A.
Bishop Wilfrid
Bishop Wilfrid was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon church leader and missionary known for his role in the Synod of Whitby and for promoting Roman Christian practices in England.
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B.
Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary bishop renowned for founding the monastery at Lindisfarne and leading the Christianization of Northumbria.
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C.
Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman-turned-monk and scholar who played a key role in bringing Roman Christian culture, learning, and architecture to Northumbria.
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D.
Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.
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E.
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame was an early medieval Northumbrian hermit and missionary revered as a Christian saint and patron of the East Lothian coast in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century Christian cleric
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Christian bishop ⓘ Irish monk ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| afterEvent | left Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 7th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Celtic–Roman controversy over church practices ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Iona ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| follows | traditions of St Columba ⓘ |
| founded | monastic communities in Ireland after leaving Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| givenName | Colmán ⓘ |
| hasRole |
church leader
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theological disputant at Synod of Whitby ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Bishop
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Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Old Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lindisfarne monastic community
ⓘ
linked to:
Lindisfarne Priory
|
| notableFor |
defending Celtic Christian practices at the Synod of Whitby
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leadership of the Lindisfarne community ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| opposed | adoption of Roman Easter calculation in Northumbria ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Synod of Whitby ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic Christianity
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Iona tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Iona school of sculpture
|
| religiousTradition |
Insular Christianity
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linked to:
Celtic Christianity
|
| residence |
Lindisfarne monastery
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linked to:
Lindisfarne Priory
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| supported |
Celtic method of calculating Easter
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Celtic tonsure ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| workLocation |
Lindisfarne
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Northumbria ⓘ |
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Subject: Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne Description of subject: Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century Irish monk and bishop who led the Lindisfarne community and became notable for defending Celtic Christian practices during the Synod of Whitby.
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