Saint Vaast
E571537
Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast) was a 6th-century Frankish bishop and Christian missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Vaast canonical | 4 |
| Saint Vedast (Saint Vaast) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6145750 — 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 Vaast Context triple: [Church of Saint-Vaast, Armentières, namedAfter, Saint Vaast]
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A.
Saint Wulfram of Sens
Saint Wulfram of Sens was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary, venerated as a Christian saint particularly for his evangelizing work in Frisia and his role as Archbishop of Sens.
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B.
Saint Ivo of Kermartin
Saint Ivo of Kermartin was a 13th-century Breton priest and lawyer venerated as the patron saint of lawyers and the poor, renowned for his integrity, charity, and advocacy for justice.
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C.
Saint Lambert
Saint Lambert was a 7th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Low Countries, especially associated with Maastricht and Liège.
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D.
Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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E.
Saint Erc
Saint Erc was an early Irish Christian bishop and missionary traditionally linked to the Hill of Slane and known as a disciple of Saint Patrick.
- 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 Vaast Target entity description: Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast) was a 6th-century Frankish bishop and Christian missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
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A.
Saint Wulfram of Sens
Saint Wulfram of Sens was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary, venerated as a Christian saint particularly for his evangelizing work in Frisia and his role as Archbishop of Sens.
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B.
Saint Ivo of Kermartin
Saint Ivo of Kermartin was a 13th-century Breton priest and lawyer venerated as the patron saint of lawyers and the poor, renowned for his integrity, charity, and advocacy for justice.
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C.
Saint Lambert
Saint Lambert was a 7th-century bishop and martyr venerated in the Low Countries, especially associated with Maastricht and Liège.
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D.
Saint Willehad
Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Bremen, known for his leading role in converting the Saxons to Christianity under Charlemagne.
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E.
Saint Erc
Saint Erc was an early Irish Christian bishop and missionary traditionally linked to the Hill of Slane and known as a disciple of Saint Patrick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century bishop
ⓘ
Christian missionary ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Frankish bishop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Vedast
ⓘ
Vedastus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Clovis I
ⓘ
linked to:
Clovis
Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Abbey of Saint-Vaast in Arras
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbey of Saint-Vaast
churches dedicated to Saint Vaast in northern France ⓘ place names Saint-Vaast in France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Frankish Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
|
| employer | Church in the Frankish Kingdom ⓘ |
| feastDay | February 6 ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Arras
ⓘ
Cambrai ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
bishop’s crozier
ⓘ
mitre ⓘ wolf at his feet ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Gast
ⓘ
Vaast ⓘ Vedastus of Arras ⓘ
linked to:
Vedast of Arras
|
| influenced |
Christianization of the Frankish Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianization of the Franks
|
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
converting King Clovis I to Christianity
ⓘ
evangelizing the Franks in northern Gaul ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
Arras
ⓘ
Cambrai ⓘ against alcoholism ⓘ against eye diseases ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Belgium
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arras ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Arras
ⓘ
Bishop of Cambrai ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Vaast Description of subject: Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast) was a 6th-century Frankish bishop and Christian missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saint Vaast