Saint Monica of Hippo
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Saint Monica of Hippo was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her devout faith and perseverance in prayer, especially for the conversion of her son, Saint Augustine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Monica | 6 |
| Monica of Hippo | 5 |
| Saint Monica of Hippo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T911020 — 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.
Target entity: Saint Monica of Hippo Context triple: [Santa Monica, California, United States, namedAfter, Saint Monica of Hippo]
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Nonna of Nazianzus
Nonna of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her piety and influence on the spiritual formation of her son, Gregory of Nazianzus.
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Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
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Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Monica of Hippo Target entity description: Saint Monica of Hippo was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her devout faith and perseverance in prayer, especially for the conversion of her son, Saint Augustine.
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A.
Nonna of Nazianzus
Nonna of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her piety and influence on the spiritual formation of her son, Gregory of Nazianzus.
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B.
Saint Agnes of Rome
Saint Agnes of Rome is a revered early Christian virgin-martyr, traditionally depicted as a young girl who chose death over renouncing her faith and chastity, and is honored as a patron saint of purity.
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C.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
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Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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North African Christian ⓘ late antique person ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Monica of Hippo
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linked to:
Saint Monica of Hippo
Saint Monica ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Monica of Hippo
Santa Monica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of Hippo Regius
ⓘ
linked to:
Hippo Regius
Tagaste Christian community ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Roman North Africa
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Tagaste ⓘ present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ostia ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| child |
Saint Augustine of Hippo
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linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
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| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ostia
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Ostia Antica ⓘ
linked to:
Ostia Antica archaeological site
near Rome ⓘ |
| denomination |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Latin Church ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| feastDay |
27 August
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4 May (traditional date in some calendars) ⓘ |
| influenced | spiritual life of Saint Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Confessions by Saint Augustine
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linked to:
Confessions (Augustine)
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| notableFor |
devout Christian faith
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perseverance in prayer ⓘ prayers for the conversion of her son Augustine ⓘ |
| patronage |
alcoholics
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conversion of relatives ⓘ difficult marriages ⓘ mothers ⓘ victims of adultery ⓘ victims of unfaithfulness ⓘ wives ⓘ |
| relicsLocation | Basilica of Saint Augustine in Rome ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse |
Patricius of Tagaste
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linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
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| title |
Mother of Saint Augustine
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Widow ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
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| virtue |
charity
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faithfulness ⓘ patience ⓘ perseverance ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Monica of Hippo Description of subject: Saint Monica of Hippo was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her devout faith and perseverance in prayer, especially for the conversion of her son, Saint Augustine.
Referenced by (13)
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