Celestius
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Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10165634 — 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: Celestius Context triple: [Augustine’s anti-Pelagian writings, addressesFigure, Celestius]
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Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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Coreius
Coreius is a genus of freshwater cypriniform fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in large rivers such as the Yangtze.
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D.
Evenus
Evenus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and son of the war god Ares, best known as the father of Marpessa.
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Silvanus
Silvanus, also known as Silas, was an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his journeys and is mentioned as a co-author or associate in several New Testament letters.
- 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: Celestius Target entity description: Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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A.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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B.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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C.
Coreius
Coreius is a genus of freshwater cypriniform fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in large rivers such as the Yangtze.
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D.
Evenus
Evenus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and son of the war god Ares, best known as the father of Marpessa.
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E.
Silvanus
Silvanus, also known as Silas, was an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his journeys and is mentioned as a co-author or associate in several New Testament letters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century person
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Christian theologian ⓘ late antique Christian ⓘ |
| activeDuringPontificateOf |
Pope Innocent I
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Pope Zosimus ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| advocatedDoctrine |
denial of original sin
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free will ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pelagius ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heretic ⓘ |
| condemnedAtCouncil |
Council of Carthage (418)
ⓘ
Council of Ephesus (431) ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Ephesus
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| condemnedBy |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| consideredHeresyBy | early Church ⓘ |
| declaredHeresy | Pelagianism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Pelagian controversy ⓘ |
| influenced | later Pelagian circles ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pelagius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy over original sin
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controversy over the necessity of grace ⓘ systematizing Pelagian doctrines ⓘ |
| languageOfTheology | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | example of condemned Pelagian teaching in Western Christianity ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African bishops
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Pope Innocent I ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Augustinian doctrine of original sin ⓘ |
| positionOnGrace | affirmed sufficiency of human free will without interior transforming grace ⓘ |
| positionOnOriginalSin | denied transmission of Adam’s guilt ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalMovement | Pelagianism ⓘ |
| triedAtCouncil |
Council of Carthage (early 5th century Pelagian proceedings)
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Carthage (418)
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| viewOnAdam | taught that Adam’s sin harmed only himself, not the whole human race ⓘ |
| viewOnBaptismOfInfants | denied that infants are baptized for remission of original sin ⓘ |
| viewOnMoralResponsibility | affirmed that humans can avoid sin by free choice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celestius Description of subject: Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Celestius