Saint Germain of Paris
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Saint Germain of Paris was a 6th-century Bishop of Paris venerated as a saint for his piety, charity, and influence on the early Frankish church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Germain of Paris canonical | 3 |
| Saint Germain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9914961 — 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 Germain of Paris Context triple: [Église Saint-Germain-de-Paris de Soisy-sous-Montmorency, namedAfter, Saint Germain of Paris]
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A.
Saint Denis of Paris
Saint Denis of Paris is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris, traditionally venerated as the city's patron saint.
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B.
Saint Landry of Paris
Saint Landry of Paris was a 7th-century bishop renowned for his charity and care for the poor, later venerated as a Catholic saint.
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C.
Saint Quentin of Amiens
Saint Quentin of Amiens is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France, for his evangelizing work and steadfast faith unto death.
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D.
Saint Ouen of Rouen
Saint Ouen of Rouen was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and influential royal advisor renowned for his ecclesiastical reforms and patronage of the Church in Normandy.
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E.
Saint Africain of Comminges
Saint Africain of Comminges was a Christian saint and early bishop from the historical region of Comminges in southwestern France, venerated locally and remembered in place names such as the town of Saint-Affrique.
- 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 Germain of Paris Target entity description: Saint Germain of Paris was a 6th-century Bishop of Paris venerated as a saint for his piety, charity, and influence on the early Frankish church.
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A.
Saint Denis of Paris
Saint Denis of Paris is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris, traditionally venerated as the city's patron saint.
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B.
Saint Landry of Paris
Saint Landry of Paris was a 7th-century bishop renowned for his charity and care for the poor, later venerated as a Catholic saint.
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C.
Saint Quentin of Amiens
Saint Quentin of Amiens is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France, for his evangelizing work and steadfast faith unto death.
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D.
Saint Ouen of Rouen
Saint Ouen of Rouen was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and influential royal advisor renowned for his ecclesiastical reforms and patronage of the Church in Normandy.
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E.
Saint Africain of Comminges
Saint Africain of Comminges was a Christian saint and early bishop from the historical region of Comminges in southwestern France, venerated locally and remembered in place names such as the town of Saint-Affrique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century bishop
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Christian saint ⓘ French saint ⓘ Gallo-Roman saint ⓘ bishop ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Merovingian period
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care of prisoners and the poor ⓘ early Frankish church ⓘ reform of clergy conduct ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| church | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultDevelopedIn |
Frankish territories
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 28 May 576 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| era | Merovingian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 28 May ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
NERFINISHED
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Neustria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Christian piety in Merovingian Gaul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charity
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influence on the early Frankish church ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Germain of Paris
NERFINISHED
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Saint Germain of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
advisor to Frankish royalty
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ecclesiastical leader ⓘ |
| title | Bishop of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSaint | confessor ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| virtue |
asceticism
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care for the poor ⓘ humility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Germain of Paris Description of subject: Saint Germain of Paris was a 6th-century Bishop of Paris venerated as a saint for his piety, charity, and influence on the early Frankish church.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Germain