Apostle John

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Christian saint New Testament person apostle biblical figure disciple of Jesus

Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
John the Apostle	53
Saint John the Evangelist	30
John the Evangelist	22
Apostle John canonical	18
John the Theologian	7
Saint John the Theologian	6
Saint John the Apostle	4
ApostleJohn	3
the apostle John	3
Beloved Disciple	2
John son of Zebedee	2
the beloved disciple	2
Evangelist John	1
The Apostle John	1
Yohanan	1
apostle John	1
the Beloved Disciple	1
the disciple whom Jesus loved	1
the elder (author of 3 John)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35000 — 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: Apostle John
Context triple: [Jesus Christ, influenced, Apostle John]

A. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
B. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
C. Paul
Paul is a masculine given name of Latin origin, widely used in many Western and Christian-influenced cultures.
D. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
E. Stacker Pentecost
Stacker Pentecost is a central military leader and Jaeger program commander in the science-fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for his stoic resolve and sacrificial heroism in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
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: Apostle John
Target entity description: Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

A. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
B. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
C. Paul
Paul is a masculine given name of Latin origin, widely used in many Western and Christian-influenced cultures.
D. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
E. Stacker Pentecost
Stacker Pentecost is a central military leader and Jaeger program commander in the science-fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for his stoic resolve and sacrificial heroism in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ disciple of Jesus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John son of Zebedee Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle Saint John ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ surface form: the beloved disciple the disciple whom Jesus loved ⓘ
associatedPlace	Ephesus ⓘ island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
associatedWith	Johannine community ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ surface form: Johannine literature
brother	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee
closeAssociateOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
coWorkerOf	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Peter the Apostle
entrustedWith	care of Mary mother of Jesus ⓘ
ethnicity	Jewish ⓘ
father	Zebedee ⓘ
feastDay	26 September (Eastern Orthodox, repose) ⓘ 27 December (Western Christianity) ⓘ 8 May (Eastern Orthodox, translation of relics) ⓘ
languageSpoken	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
martyrdomStatus	traditionally not martyred ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Synoptic Gospels ⓘ
occupation	fisherman ⓘ
patronage	friendship ⓘ theologians ⓘ writers ⓘ
presentAt	Last Supper ⓘ
receivedRevelationOn	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
religion	Christianity ⓘ Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
sibling	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee
symbol	eagle ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis	Christ’s divinity ⓘ love ⓘ
traditionalAuthorOf	Book of Revelation ⓘ First Epistle of John ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Second Epistle of John ⓘ Third Epistle of John ⓘ
traditionallyDiedIn	Ephesus ⓘ
traditionallyExiledTo	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
traditionallyLivedTo	old age ⓘ
traditionallyOneOf	Pillars of the Church ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches other Protestant traditions ⓘ
visionLocation	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
witnessedEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Last Supper ⓘ Transfiguration ⓘ surface form: Transfiguration of Jesus

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Referenced by (159)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Golgotha → associatedWithFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: the apostle John

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle John ⓘ

Book of Revelation → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Crucifixion of Jesus → hasWitness → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beloved Disciple

Transfiguration → witnessedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Catholic Epistles → traditionalAuthorOfPart → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John son of Zebedee

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: the beloved disciple

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Gospel of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

St John’s College, Cambridge → namedAfter → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Irenaeus of Lyons → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

John → derivesFrom → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yohanan

John → associatedWithFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Ignatius of Antioch → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

Polycarp of Smyrna → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

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subject surface form: James the Greater

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Apostle James the Greater → workedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Greater

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

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this entity surface form: John the Theologian

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this entity surface form: John the Apostle

John of Patmos → traditionallyIdentifiedAs → Apostle John ⓘ

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Basilica of Saint John Lateran → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord → hasParticipant → Apostle John ⓘ

Rouen Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

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Ian → nameDayTraditionLinkedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

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John → honorificTitle → Apostle John ⓘ

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this entity surface form: John the Theologian

John → disputedIdentificationWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: John of Patmos

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

John → disputedIdentificationWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: John of Patmos

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Third Epistle of John → attributedAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Third Epistle of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Second Epistle of John → attributedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Second Epistle of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

Johannine community → associatedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

Pillars of the Church → hasPrimaryMembers → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

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First Epistle of John → attributedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

First Epistle of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Ephesus → visitedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Early Christians → keyFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Seven Churches of Asia → associatedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine → namedAfter → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Book of Signs → attributedAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

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