Godric of Finchale
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Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godric of Finchale canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10727993 — 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: Godric of Finchale Context triple: [Godric, mainCharacter, Godric of Finchale]
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A.
Godric of Mappestone
Godric of Mappestone was a Norman-era nobleman and landholder in Herefordshire, England, known as the medieval lord responsible for establishing Goodrich Castle.
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B.
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.
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C.
Saint Cuthbert Mayne
Saint Cuthbert Mayne was a 16th-century English Roman Catholic priest and martyr, venerated as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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D.
Aelbert of York
Aelbert of York was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar and churchman, notable as a leading teacher at the York school and mentor to the influential intellectual Alcuin of York.
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E.
Master Walter of Durham
Master Walter of Durham was a 13th-century English royal carpenter and craftsman renowned for his work at the court of King Edward I.
- 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: Godric of Finchale Target entity description: Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
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A.
Godric of Mappestone
Godric of Mappestone was a Norman-era nobleman and landholder in Herefordshire, England, known as the medieval lord responsible for establishing Goodrich Castle.
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B.
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.
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C.
Saint Cuthbert Mayne
Saint Cuthbert Mayne was a 16th-century English Roman Catholic priest and martyr, venerated as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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D.
Aelbert of York
Aelbert of York was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar and churchman, notable as a leading teacher at the York school and mentor to the influential intellectual Alcuin of York.
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E.
Master Walter of Durham
Master Walter of Durham was a 13th-century English royal carpenter and craftsman renowned for his work at the court of King Edward I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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hermit ⓘ medieval English person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Durham
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Durham Cathedral ⓘ Finchale Priory ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Finchale Priory ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | merchant life to hermit life ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feastDay | May 21 ⓘ |
| givenName | Godric ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
asceticism
ⓘ
devotion to the Virgin Mary ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
peddler
ⓘ
ship’s captain ⓘ |
| hasWork |
hymns attributed to Godric of Finchale
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songs to the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Benedictine spirituality
ⓘ
St Cuthbert ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Cuthbert
|
| knownFor |
early English religious songs
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long hermit life at Finchale ⓘ visions and miracles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Old English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devotion near Durham
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life of asceticism ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ pilgrimages to Compostela ⓘ pilgrimages to Jerusalem ⓘ pilgrimages to Rome ⓘ |
| notableWork | “Sainte Marie, viergene” ⓘ |
| occupation |
hermit
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norfolk ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
County Durham
ⓘ
Finchale ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | hermit ⓘ |
| residence |
Finchale Priory
ⓘ
near Durham ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Godric of Finchale Description of subject: Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.