Saint Minias
E604575
Saint Minias is an early Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of Florence, traditionally believed to have been an Armenian prince who was beheaded for his faith in the 3rd century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Minias canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6551327 — 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 Minias Context triple: [San Miniato al Monte, dedicatedTo, Saint Minias]
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A.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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B.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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C.
Saint Cyriacus
Saint Cyriacus is a Christian martyr venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection and aid in times of illness and distress.
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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 Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth was a 13th-century Polish Dominican friar and missionary venerated in the Catholic Church for his extensive evangelizing work across Eastern Europe.
- 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 Minias Target entity description: Saint Minias is an early Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of Florence, traditionally believed to have been an Armenian prince who was beheaded for his faith in the 3rd century.
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A.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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B.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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C.
Saint Cyriacus
Saint Cyriacus is a Christian martyr venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection and aid in times of illness and distress.
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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 Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth was a 13th-century Polish Dominican friar and missionary venerated in the Catholic Church for his extensive evangelizing work across Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian martyr ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Miniato al Monte ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Florence ⓘ |
| associatedWithHill |
Monte alle Croci (site of San Miniato al Monte)
ⓘ
linked to:
San Miniato al Monte church
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| burialPlace | site of San Miniato al Monte, Florence ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom for Christian faith ⓘ |
| centuryOfMartyrdom | 3rd century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, Florence
ⓘ
linked to:
San Miniato al Monte church
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| cultCenter | Florence ⓘ |
| cultStatus | local and regional veneration rather than universal ⓘ |
| feastDay | 25 October ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
royal or princely origin in hagiographic tradition
ⓘ
steadfastness in persecution ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Saint ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
often depicted as a crowned prince
ⓘ
often depicted holding a martyr’s palm ⓘ sometimes depicted holding his severed head ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | early Christian martyr of Florence ⓘ |
| liturgicalCelebration | local calendars of Florence ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Basilica of San Miniato al Monte
ⓘ
linked to:
San Miniato al Monte
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| mannerOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| nameInItalian | San Miniato ⓘ |
| patronage | Florence ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInLocalIdentity | symbol of Christian origins of Florence ⓘ |
| title | patron saint of Florence ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | prince ⓘ |
| traditionalOrigin | Armenia ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
confessor of the faith
ⓘ
martyr ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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 Minias Description of subject: Saint Minias is an early Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of Florence, traditionally believed to have been an Armenian prince who was beheaded for his faith in the 3rd century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
San Miniato al Monte church