Saint Theodore
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Saint Theodore is a Christian martyr and military saint venerated in both Eastern and Western traditions, often invoked as a protector of soldiers and the faithful.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Theodore canonical | 3 |
| Saint Theodore the Warrior | 3 |
| Saint Theodore of Euchaita | 1 |
| St Theodore Stratelates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5600505 — 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 Theodore Context triple: [Ottobeuren Abbey church, dedicatedTo, Saint Theodore]
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A.
Sergius
Sergius is a Latinized given name historically borne by several Christian saints, popes, and notable figures in the Roman and Byzantine worlds.
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B.
Saint Satyrus
Saint Satyrus was a 4th-century Christian saint, traditionally regarded as the devout brother and close supporter of Saint Ambrose of Milan.
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C.
Saint Botvid
Saint Botvid was an 11th–12th century Swedish Christian missionary and martyr venerated as a local saint, particularly associated with the region around present-day Botkyrka.
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D.
Saint Regulus
Saint Regulus is a legendary early Christian figure, traditionally associated with bringing the relics of Saint Andrew to Scotland and venerated as a patron saint in that region.
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E.
Saint Procopius
Saint Procopius is a Christian saint venerated particularly in Eastern and Central Europe, traditionally regarded as an early martyr whose cult inspired the naming of various churches and institutions.
- 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 Theodore Target entity description: Saint Theodore is a Christian martyr and military saint venerated in both Eastern and Western traditions, often invoked as a protector of soldiers and the faithful.
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A.
Sergius
Sergius is a Latinized given name historically borne by several Christian saints, popes, and notable figures in the Roman and Byzantine worlds.
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B.
Saint Satyrus
Saint Satyrus was a 4th-century Christian saint, traditionally regarded as the devout brother and close supporter of Saint Ambrose of Milan.
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C.
Saint Botvid
Saint Botvid was an 11th–12th century Swedish Christian missionary and martyr venerated as a local saint, particularly associated with the region around present-day Botkyrka.
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D.
Saint Regulus
Saint Regulus is a legendary early Christian figure, traditionally associated with bringing the relics of Saint Andrew to Scotland and venerated as a patron saint in that region.
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E.
Saint Procopius
Saint Procopius is a Christian saint venerated particularly in Eastern and Central Europe, traditionally regarded as an early martyr whose cult inspired the naming of various churches and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian martyr ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
courage
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ military service ⓘ miracles ⓘ |
| category |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
linked to:
the Martyrs
Christian military saints ⓘ Late Antique saints ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Divine Liturgy in Eastern churches
ⓘ
Mass in Western churches ⓘ |
| cultDeveloped | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay |
February 17
ⓘ
February 8 ⓘ November 9 ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| iconography |
depicted as a soldier
ⓘ
depicted in armor ⓘ often shown with a shield ⓘ often shown with a spear ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
protection from enemies
ⓘ
protection in battle ⓘ strength in faith ⓘ |
| languageOfCult |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| patronage |
military personnel
ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ those in danger ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
defense of the Christian faith
ⓘ
steadfastness under persecution ⓘ |
| role |
protector of soldiers
ⓘ
protector of the faithful ⓘ |
| title |
Great Martyr
ⓘ
Holy Warrior ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| veneration |
includes liturgical hymns
ⓘ
includes processions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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 Theodore Description of subject: Saint Theodore is a Christian martyr and military saint venerated in both Eastern and Western traditions, often invoked as a protector of soldiers and the faithful.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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