Bishop of the Goths
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The Bishop of the Goths was the Christian ecclesiastical leader responsible for overseeing and evangelizing the Gothic people, notably held by the missionary and Bible translator Ulfilas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bishop of the Goths canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4767079 — 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: Bishop of the Goths Context triple: [Ulfilas, religiousTitle, Bishop of the Goths]
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A.
Bishop of Sirmium
The Bishop of Sirmium was an early Christian episcopal office based in the important Roman city of Sirmium, notable in late antiquity for its role in ecclesiastical and theological affairs.
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B.
Bishop of Phasis
The Bishop of Phasis was a late antique Christian episcopal office based in the city of Phasis on the eastern Black Sea coast, within the ecclesiastical structures of the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Bishop of Tours
The Bishop of Tours is a senior ecclesiastical office in the Catholic Church historically associated with the influential Gallic city of Tours and famously held by the 4th-century saint Martin of Tours.
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D.
Bishop of Sabina
The Bishop of Sabina is a senior Catholic prelate traditionally holding one of the suburbicarian sees near Rome and often associated with high-ranking roles within the Church hierarchy.
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E.
Bishop of Hippo Regius
The Bishop of Hippo Regius was the leading ecclesiastical authority of the North African city of Hippo Regius, a role most famously held by the influential Christian theologian and philosopher Augustine.
- 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: Bishop of the Goths Target entity description: The Bishop of the Goths was the Christian ecclesiastical leader responsible for overseeing and evangelizing the Gothic people, notably held by the missionary and Bible translator Ulfilas.
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A.
Bishop of Sirmium
The Bishop of Sirmium was an early Christian episcopal office based in the important Roman city of Sirmium, notable in late antiquity for its role in ecclesiastical and theological affairs.
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B.
Bishop of Phasis
The Bishop of Phasis was a late antique Christian episcopal office based in the city of Phasis on the eastern Black Sea coast, within the ecclesiastical structures of the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Bishop of Tours
The Bishop of Tours is a senior ecclesiastical office in the Catholic Church historically associated with the influential Gallic city of Tours and famously held by the 4th-century saint Martin of Tours.
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D.
Bishop of Sabina
The Bishop of Sabina is a senior Catholic prelate traditionally holding one of the suburbicarian sees near Rome and often associated with high-ranking roles within the Church hierarchy.
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E.
Bishop of Hippo Regius
The Bishop of Hippo Regius was the leading ecclesiastical authority of the North African city of Hippo Regius, a role most famously held by the influential Christian theologian and philosopher Augustine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Goths ⓘ |
| associatedWithActivity |
Christian mission among the Goths
ⓘ
evangelization of the Goths ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Gothic language ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Ulfilas ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Gothic territories north of the Danube
ⓘ
Roman Empire frontier regions ⓘ |
| associatedWithScriptureActivity | Bible translation into Gothic ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Gothic people ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Arian Christianity ⓘ |
| governsCommunityType | Christian diocese among the Goths ⓘ |
| hasTitleElement |
Bishop
ⓘ
Goths ⓘ |
| heldBy | Ulfilas ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early Christianization of the Goths
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spread of Arian Christianity among Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| linkedInstitution | Gothic Christian church ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Ulfilas ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | bishop ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
organizing church life among the Goths
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overseeing Gothic Christian communities ⓘ preaching to the Goths ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Christian episcopal hierarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of the Goths Description of subject: The Bishop of the Goths was the Christian ecclesiastical leader responsible for overseeing and evangelizing the Gothic people, notably held by the missionary and Bible translator Ulfilas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.