Optatus of Milevis
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Optatus of Milevis was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop and theologian best known for his writings against the Donatist schism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Optatus of Milevis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17972642 — 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: Optatus of Milevis Context triple: [North African Christian communities, hadInfluentialFigure, Optatus of Milevis]
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A.
Valerius of Hippo
Valerius of Hippo was a late 4th-century Christian bishop of Hippo Regius best known as the mentor and predecessor of Saint Augustine in the North African church.
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B.
Alypius of Thagaste
Alypius of Thagaste was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop best known as a close friend and companion of Saint Augustine, sharing in his conversion and later ecclesiastical life.
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C.
Irenaeus of Sirmium
Irenaeus of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian bishop and martyr from the city of Sirmium, venerated as a saint in the early Church.
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D.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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E.
Heraclius of Hippo
Heraclius of Hippo was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop best known as the successor to Augustine of Hippo in the see of Hippo Regius.
- 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: Optatus of Milevis Target entity description: Optatus of Milevis was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop and theologian best known for his writings against the Donatist schism.
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A.
Valerius of Hippo
Valerius of Hippo was a late 4th-century Christian bishop of Hippo Regius best known as the mentor and predecessor of Saint Augustine in the North African church.
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B.
Alypius of Thagaste
Alypius of Thagaste was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop best known as a close friend and companion of Saint Augustine, sharing in his conversion and later ecclesiastical life.
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C.
Irenaeus of Sirmium
Irenaeus of Sirmium was a 4th-century Christian bishop and martyr from the city of Sirmium, venerated as a saint in the early Church.
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D.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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E.
Heraclius of Hippo
Heraclius of Hippo was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop best known as the successor to Augustine of Hippo in the see of Hippo Regius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.