Saint Audrey
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Saint Audrey, also known as Æthelthryth of Ely, was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess, and revered Christian saint associated with the founding of Ely Abbey in England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Audrey canonical | 4 |
| St Audrey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11578622 — 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 Audrey Context triple: [La Vie seinte Audree, subject, Saint Audrey]
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Frederuna
Frederuna was a 10th-century Frankish queen consort of West Francia as the first wife of King Charles the Simple.
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B.
Pauletta
Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
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C.
Mary Dole
Mary Dole is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Dole, though specific widely known biographical details about her are not clearly established.
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D.
Glynis
Glynis is a feminine given name most notably associated with the British actress and singer Glynis Johns.
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Sheilia
Sheilia is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of the name Sheila.
- 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 Audrey Target entity description: Saint Audrey, also known as Æthelthryth of Ely, was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess, and revered Christian saint associated with the founding of Ely Abbey in England.
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A.
Frederuna
Frederuna was a 10th-century Frankish queen consort of West Francia as the first wife of King Charles the Simple.
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B.
Pauletta
Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
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C.
Mary Dole
Mary Dole is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Dole, though specific widely known biographical details about her are not clearly established.
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D.
Glynis
Glynis is a feminine given name most notably associated with the British actress and singer Glynis Johns.
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E.
Sheilia
Sheilia is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of the name Sheila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon royal
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ abbess ⓘ founder of religious institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aethelthryth
ⓘ
linked to:
Æthelthryth
Etheldreda ⓘ Æthelthryth of Ely ⓘ
linked to:
Æthelthryth
|
| associatedLegend | incorrupt body discovered at translation of her relics ⓘ |
| associatedTerm | "tawdry" (from "Saint Audrey" lace sold at her fairs) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ely
ⓘ
Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ely
ⓘ
Ely Abbey ⓘ
linked to:
Ely Cathedral
|
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | neck tumor (traditionally interpreted as divine punishment for youthful vanity) ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 7th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of East Anglia
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the East Angles
|
| cultDeveloped | Ely ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 636 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 23 June 679 ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName | derived from Old English "Æthelthryth" meaning "noble strength" ⓘ |
| father | Anna of East Anglia ⓘ |
| feastDay | 23 June ⓘ |
| founded |
Ely Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Ely Cathedral
|
| hasHagiography | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Ely as a major religious center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding a double monastery at Ely
ⓘ
lifelong commitment to virginity and asceticism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old English ⓘ |
| memberOf | East Anglian royal family ⓘ |
| mother |
Hereswitha
ⓘ
linked to:
Hereswith
|
| patronage | throat illnesses ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Anglia
ⓘ
Exning ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ely ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbess of Ely ⓘ |
| relicsLocatedIn |
Ely Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Seaxburh of Ely
ⓘ
Sæthryth ⓘ Wihtburh ⓘ Æthelburh of Faremoutiers ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ecgfrith of Northumbria
ⓘ
Tondberht of the South Gyrwas ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Audrey Description of subject: Saint Audrey, also known as Æthelthryth of Ely, was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess, and revered Christian saint associated with the founding of Ely Abbey in England.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saint Audrey