Bartholomew
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Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with the disciple Nathanael in the New Testament.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bartholomew canonical | 16 |
| Saint Bartholomew the Apostle | 3 |
| Bartholomew (given name) | 2 |
| Bartholomew the Apostle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1981773 — 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: Bartholomew Context triple: [Twelve Apostles, member, Bartholomew]
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A.
Bartholomew
Bartholomew is the given first name of the famed Old West lawman, gambler, and journalist Bat Masterson.
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B.
Aloysius
Aloysius is a masculine given name of Latinized form, historically borne by several saints and used in various European languages.
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C.
Matthias
Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.
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D.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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E.
Gerard
Gerard is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
- 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: Bartholomew Target entity description: Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with the disciple Nathanael in the New Testament.
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A.
Bartholomew
Bartholomew is the given first name of the famed Old West lawman, gambler, and journalist Bat Masterson.
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B.
Aloysius
Aloysius is a masculine given name of Latinized form, historically borne by several saints and used in various European languages.
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C.
Matthias
Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.
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D.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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E.
Gerard
Gerard is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apostle
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nathanael ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gospel of John (as Nathanael)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of John
missionary work in Armenia (tradition) ⓘ missionary work in India (tradition) ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith |
Philip the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Philip
|
| commemoratedAt |
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola, Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
St. Bartholomew-the-Great, London ⓘ
linked to:
St Bartholomew-the-Great, London
St. Bartholomew’s Church, Frankfurt ⓘ |
| feastDay |
11 June (Eastern Orthodox, some traditions)
ⓘ
24 August ⓘ |
| followerOf | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
flaying knife
ⓘ
human skin (in iconography) ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Saint Bartholomew ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| listedIn | Apostles’ lists in Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| listedWith |
Philip the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Philip
|
| memberOf | Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | son of Tolmai ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf |
Armenia
ⓘ
bookbinders ⓘ butchers ⓘ leather workers ⓘ nervous diseases (in some traditions) ⓘ plasterers ⓘ tanners ⓘ |
| relicsClaimedAt |
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola, Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Frankfurt ⓘ
linked to:
Frankfurt Cathedral
Lipari (Italy) ⓘ
linked to:
Lipari
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionallyDiedIn | 1st century ⓘ |
| traditionallyMartyredBy |
crucifixion (some traditions)
ⓘ
flaying ⓘ |
| traditionallyMartyredIn | Armenia ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bartholomew Description of subject: Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with the disciple Nathanael in the New Testament.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bartholomew
linked to: Bartholomew
linked to: Bartholomew
subject linked to:
the twelve
subject linked to:
Gedney
subject linked to:
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
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linked to: Bartholomew
linked to: Bartholomew