Saint Neot of Cornwall
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Saint Neot of Cornwall was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated for his piety and miracles, regarded as the patron saint of the Cornish town of St Neot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Neot of Cornwall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10498149 — 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 Neot of Cornwall Context triple: [Saint Neot, title, Saint Neot of Cornwall]
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A.
Saint Totnan
Saint Totnan was an early medieval Christian missionary and martyr associated with the Christianization of Franconia in present-day Germany.
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B.
Saint Piran
Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
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C.
Saint Cenydd
Saint Cenydd is a medieval Welsh saint traditionally associated with the Gower Peninsula and venerated as the patron of Llangennith.
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D.
Saint Petroc
Saint Petroc was a 6th-century Celtic Christian abbot and missionary, venerated as one of the chief saints of Cornwall and the patron saint of Bodmin.
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E.
Saint Kentigerna
Saint Kentigerna was an early medieval Irish-born anchoress and missionary venerated in Scotland, particularly associated with religious life on the island of Inchcailloch in Loch Lomond.
- 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 Neot of Cornwall Target entity description: Saint Neot of Cornwall was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated for his piety and miracles, regarded as the patron saint of the Cornish town of St Neot.
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A.
Saint Totnan
Saint Totnan was an early medieval Christian missionary and martyr associated with the Christianization of Franconia in present-day Germany.
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B.
Saint Piran
Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
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C.
Saint Cenydd
Saint Cenydd is a medieval Welsh saint traditionally associated with the Gower Peninsula and venerated as the patron of Llangennith.
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D.
Saint Petroc
Saint Petroc was a 6th-century Celtic Christian abbot and missionary, venerated as one of the chief saints of Cornwall and the patron saint of Bodmin.
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E.
Saint Kentigerna
Saint Kentigerna was an early medieval Irish-born anchoress and missionary venerated in Scotland, particularly associated with religious life on the island of Inchcailloch in Loch Lomond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
hermit ⓘ medieval English person ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cornwall ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
parish church of St Neot in Cornwall
ⓘ
linked to:
St Neot Parish Church
|
| commemoratedIn | medieval hagiographies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedAs | 9th-century English monk and hermit ⓘ |
| feastDay |
1 August
ⓘ
31 July ⓘ |
| hasCultCentre |
Eynesbury
ⓘ
St Neot, Cornwall ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
lived as a hermit in Cornwall
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performed miracles during his life ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfVeneration |
Cornwall
ⓘ
St Neot, Cornwall ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | local Christian devotion in Cornwall ⓘ |
| notableFor |
miracles
ⓘ
piety ⓘ |
| occupation |
hermit
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| patronage | St Neot, Cornwall ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| title | patron saint of St Neot, Cornwall ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Neot of Cornwall Description of subject: Saint Neot of Cornwall was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated for his piety and miracles, regarded as the patron saint of the Cornish town of St Neot.
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