Saint Roch
E327921
Saint Roch is a Christian saint venerated as a protector against plagues and epidemics, often depicted as a pilgrim with a dog and a leg wound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Roch canonical | 5 |
| Saint Roch (São Roque) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3105032 — 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 Roch Context triple: [Église Saint-Roch de Paris, dedicatedTo, Saint Roch]
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A.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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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.
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is a Christian martyr and legendary leader of the Theban Legion, venerated as a military saint and patron of soldiers in Western Christianity.
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D.
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Saint Vincent of Saragossa was a 4th-century Spanish deacon and Christian martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of the city of Zaragoza and of vintners.
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E.
Saint Herculanus of Perugia
Saint Herculanus of Perugia was a 6th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, especially in central Italy, for his defense of Perugia during the Gothic War.
- 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 Roch Target entity description: Saint Roch is a Christian saint venerated as a protector against plagues and epidemics, often depicted as a pilgrim with a dog and a leg wound.
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A.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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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.
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is a Christian martyr and legendary leader of the Theban Legion, venerated as a military saint and patron of soldiers in Western Christianity.
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D.
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Saint Vincent of Saragossa was a 4th-century Spanish deacon and Christian martyr venerated as one of the principal patron saints of the city of Zaragoza and of vintners.
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E.
Saint Herculanus of Perugia
Saint Herculanus of Perugia was a 6th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, especially in central Italy, for his defense of Perugia during the Gothic War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ pilgrim saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Death
ⓘ
plague processions ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Majorca
ⓘ
Montpellier ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Majorca ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Montpellier
ⓘ
Venice ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Duchy of Milan
ⓘ
Voghera ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
accompanied by a dog
ⓘ
pilgrim with a staff ⓘ pilgrim with a wide-brimmed hat ⓘ showing a plague sore on his leg ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Occitan ⓘ |
| feastDay |
16 August
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17 August ⓘ August 16 (Roman Catholic Church) ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
hermit
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pilgrim ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
dog bringing bread
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pilgrim’s staff ⓘ plague bubo on thigh or leg ⓘ scallop shell ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Church of San Rocco, Venice
ⓘ
Montpellier, France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
healing plague victims
ⓘ
intercession against plague ⓘ |
| patronage |
apothecaries
ⓘ
bachelors ⓘ dogs ⓘ falsely accused people ⓘ gravediggers ⓘ invalids ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ protection against epidemics ⓘ protection against plague ⓘ surgeons ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| traditionallyBornIn | 14th century ⓘ |
| traditionallyDiedIn | 14th century ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Saint Roch Description of subject: Saint Roch is a Christian saint venerated as a protector against plagues and epidemics, often depicted as a pilgrim with a dog and a leg wound.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost)
subject linked to:
Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost)
subject linked to:
Montella, Italy
linked to: Saint Roch