Saint Pothinus
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Saint Pothinus was a 2nd-century Christian bishop venerated as the first bishop of Lyon and an early martyr of the Church in Gaul.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Pothinus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17712597 — 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 Pothinus Context triple: [Archbishop of Lyon, associatedWithSaint, Saint Pothinus]
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A.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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B.
Saint Emygdius
Saint Emygdius is a Christian martyr and bishop venerated especially in central Italy, widely regarded as a protector against earthquakes.
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C.
Saint Pantaleon
Saint Pantaleon is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, venerated especially as a patron saint of physicians and midwives.
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D.
Saint Marcellus
Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
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E.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
- 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 Pothinus Target entity description: Saint Pothinus was a 2nd-century Christian bishop venerated as the first bishop of Lyon and an early martyr of the Church in Gaul.
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A.
Saint Apollinaris
Saint Apollinaris is an early Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ravenna.
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B.
Saint Emygdius
Saint Emygdius is a Christian martyr and bishop venerated especially in central Italy, widely regarded as a protector against earthquakes.
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C.
Saint Pantaleon
Saint Pantaleon is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, venerated especially as a patron saint of physicians and midwives.
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D.
Saint Marcellus
Saint Marcellus is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as an early pope and martyr of the Roman Church.
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E.
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is an early Christian martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, particularly associated with Rome and honored as the patron of the ancient titular church of San Crisogono.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.