Saint Elian of Homs
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Saint Elian of Homs is a Christian martyr and saint venerated particularly in Homs, Syria, where he is honored as a local patron and healer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Elian of Homs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12655395 — 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 Elian of Homs Context triple: [Church of Saint Elian, dedicatedTo, Saint Elian of Homs]
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A.
Matthew of Edessa
Matthew of Edessa was a 12th-century Armenian monk and chronicler whose historical writings are a key source on the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Turks, and the early Crusades.
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B.
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Sophronius of Jerusalem was a 7th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem and theologian known for his staunch defense of Chalcedonian orthodoxy against emerging Christological doctrines such as Monothelitism.
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C.
Saint Severus of Antioch
Saint Severus of Antioch was a prominent 6th-century patriarch and theologian known as a leading Miaphysite figure and one of the most important saints of the Oriental Orthodox tradition.
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D.
Thaddeus of Edessa
Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
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E.
Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
- 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 Elian of Homs Target entity description: Saint Elian of Homs is a Christian martyr and saint venerated particularly in Homs, Syria, where he is honored as a local patron and healer.
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A.
Matthew of Edessa
Matthew of Edessa was a 12th-century Armenian monk and chronicler whose historical writings are a key source on the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Turks, and the early Crusades.
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B.
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Sophronius of Jerusalem was a 7th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem and theologian known for his staunch defense of Chalcedonian orthodoxy against emerging Christological doctrines such as Monothelitism.
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C.
Saint Severus of Antioch
Saint Severus of Antioch was a prominent 6th-century patriarch and theologian known as a leading Miaphysite figure and one of the most important saints of the Oriental Orthodox tradition.
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D.
Thaddeus of Edessa
Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
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E.
Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.