bishop Damas of Magnesia
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Bishop Damas of Magnesia was an early Christian leader known primarily as the addressee of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Magnesians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bishop Damas of Magnesia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4799655 — 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 Damas of Magnesia Context triple: [Letter to the Magnesians, associatedFigure, bishop Damas of Magnesia]
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Saint Mark of Ephesus
Saint Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian renowned for his staunch opposition to the Union of Florence and his defense of Orthodox doctrine against Latin theology.
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Meletius of Antioch
Meletius of Antioch was a 4th-century bishop and key figure in the Arian controversy who served as a leading pro-Nicene churchman and briefly presided over the First Council of Constantinople.
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Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
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Saint Severus of Antioch
Saint Severus of Antioch was a prominent 6th-century patriarch and theologian known as a leading Miaphysite figure and one of the most important saints of the Oriental Orthodox tradition.
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E.
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Sophronius of Jerusalem was a 7th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem and theologian known for his staunch defense of Chalcedonian orthodoxy against emerging Christological doctrines such as Monothelitism.
- 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 Damas of Magnesia Target entity description: Bishop Damas of Magnesia was an early Christian leader known primarily as the addressee of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Magnesians.
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A.
Saint Mark of Ephesus
Saint Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian renowned for his staunch opposition to the Union of Florence and his defense of Orthodox doctrine against Latin theology.
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B.
Meletius of Antioch
Meletius of Antioch was a 4th-century bishop and key figure in the Arian controversy who served as a leading pro-Nicene churchman and briefly presided over the First Council of Constantinople.
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C.
Macarius of Antioch
Macarius of Antioch was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian best known for his prominent role in defending the Monothelite doctrine, which led to his condemnation as a heretic.
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D.
Saint Severus of Antioch
Saint Severus of Antioch was a prominent 6th-century patriarch and theologian known as a leading Miaphysite figure and one of the most important saints of the Oriental Orthodox tradition.
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E.
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Sophronius of Jerusalem was a 7th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem and theologian known for his staunch defense of Chalcedonian orthodoxy against emerging Christological doctrines such as Monothelitism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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early Christian leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Church in Magnesia ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ |
| floruit | early 2nd century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | local ecclesiastical authority in Magnesia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | writings of Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek-speaking Christian community ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Letter to the Magnesians ⓘ |
| notableAs | addressee of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Magnesians ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Magnesia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | bishop of Magnesia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceType | patristic literature ⓘ |
| title | bishop ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bishop Damas of Magnesia Description of subject: Bishop Damas of Magnesia was an early Christian leader known primarily as the addressee of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Magnesians.
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