Gratian
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Gratian was a 12th-century Italian canon lawyer and monk best known for compiling the influential Decretum Gratiani, which systematized church law and laid the foundation for medieval canon law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gratian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12633873 — 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: Gratian Context triple: [Peter Lombard, influencedBy, Gratian]
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Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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B.
Gratian the Elder
Gratian the Elder was a 4th-century Roman officer and provincial governor best known as the father of Emperor Valentinian I and grandfather of Emperor Gratian.
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C.
Eugenius
Eugenius was a late 4th-century usurper of the Western Roman Empire who was defeated and killed by Emperor Theodosius I at the Battle of the Frigidus.
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D.
Flavius Gratianus
Flavius Gratianus was a Roman emperor of the late 4th century who ruled the Western Roman Empire and played a key role in promoting Nicene Christianity.
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E.
Saint Adeodatus I
Saint Adeodatus I was a 7th-century pope of the Catholic Church known for his charitable works and efforts to aid the poor and sick in Rome.
- 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: Gratian Target entity description: Gratian was a 12th-century Italian canon lawyer and monk best known for compiling the influential Decretum Gratiani, which systematized church law and laid the foundation for medieval canon law.
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A.
Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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B.
Gratian the Elder
Gratian the Elder was a 4th-century Roman officer and provincial governor best known as the father of Emperor Valentinian I and grandfather of Emperor Gratian.
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C.
Eugenius
Eugenius was a late 4th-century usurper of the Western Roman Empire who was defeated and killed by Emperor Theodosius I at the Battle of the Frigidus.
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D.
Flavius Gratianus
Flavius Gratianus was a Roman emperor of the late 4th century who ruled the Western Roman Empire and played a key role in promoting Nicene Christianity.
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E.
Saint Adeodatus I
Saint Adeodatus I was a 7th-century pope of the Catholic Church known for his charitable works and efforts to aid the poor and sick in Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.