Saint Mamas
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Saint Mamas is a Christian martyr and saint, traditionally venerated as a youthful shepherd who was killed for his faith and later became the patron of shepherds and animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Mamas canonical | 6 |
| Άγιος Μάμας@el | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5960623 — 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 Mamas Context triple: [Monastery of St. Mamas in Constantinople, dedicatedTo, Saint Mamas]
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A.
Saint Daria
Saint Daria is a Christian martyr venerated alongside her husband Saint Chrysanthus, particularly honored in Western Christian tradition.
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B.
Saint Martha
Saint Martha is a New Testament figure, sister of Mary and Lazarus, venerated as a saint for her hospitality and service to Jesus.
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C.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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D.
Our Lady
Our Lady is a traditional Christian title of reverence for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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E.
Saint Mary of the See
Saint Mary of the See is the Marian title under which the Virgin Mary is venerated as the patroness of Seville Cathedral.
- 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 Mamas Target entity description: Saint Mamas is a Christian martyr and saint, traditionally venerated as a youthful shepherd who was killed for his faith and later became the patron of shepherds and animals.
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A.
Saint Daria
Saint Daria is a Christian martyr venerated alongside her husband Saint Chrysanthus, particularly honored in Western Christian tradition.
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B.
Saint Martha
Saint Martha is a New Testament figure, sister of Mary and Lazarus, venerated as a saint for her hospitality and service to Jesus.
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C.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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D.
Our Lady
Our Lady is a traditional Christian title of reverence for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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E.
Saint Mary of the See
Saint Mary of the See is the Marian title under which the Virgin Mary is venerated as the patroness of Seville Cathedral.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
legendary Christian figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agios Mamas
ⓘ
Saint Mammes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
lion
ⓘ
shepherding ⓘ wild animals ⓘ youthful martyrdom ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Roman Martyrology
ⓘ
Synaxarion of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Synaxarion
|
| cultDevelopedBy | Byzantine Christians ⓘ |
| devotionalType | popular rural saint ⓘ |
| diedIn |
3rd century
ⓘ
Cappadocia (traditional) ⓘ
linked to:
Cappadocia
|
| era | early Christian period ⓘ |
| feastDay |
September 2
ⓘ
September 3 (some traditions) ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
befriended wild animals that protected him
ⓘ
preached Christianity while tending sheep ⓘ raised by a Christian widow after his parents died in prison for their faith ⓘ rode a lion to his trial (later tradition) ⓘ was arrested and tortured for refusing to renounce his faith ⓘ was killed by a trident or spear while still young ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconography |
holding a shepherd’s staff
ⓘ
riding or accompanied by a lion ⓘ youthful shepherd with sheep ⓘ |
| influenced |
local place names in Cyprus
ⓘ
naming of churches dedicated to Saint Mamas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| martyrdomFor | Christian faith ⓘ |
| patronage |
animals
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ shepherds ⓘ tax-evaders (folk tradition) ⓘ |
| placeOfVeneration |
Cappadocia
ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Cyprus ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| title |
Martyr
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Church of the East tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian Church of the East
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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: Saint Mamas Description of subject: Saint Mamas is a Christian martyr and saint, traditionally venerated as a youthful shepherd who was killed for his faith and later became the patron of shepherds and animals.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saint Mamas