Pope Gelasius I
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Pope Gelasius I was a late 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his influential theological writings and for articulating the doctrine of the dual authority of church and state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Gelasius I canonical | 7 |
| Gelasius I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8330243 — 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: Pope Gelasius I Context triple: [Latin Fathers of the West, hasMember, Pope Gelasius I]
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A.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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B.
Pope Innocent I
Pope Innocent I was a late 4th- and early 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for asserting papal authority in church disputes and for his role during the sack of Rome in 410.
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C.
Pope Pelagius I
Pope Pelagius I was a 6th-century pope known for his involvement in the controversies surrounding the Three Chapters and his efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence.
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D.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
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E.
Pope Pelagius II
Pope Pelagius II was a late 6th-century pope known for leading the Church during the Lombard invasions of Italy and for paving the way for the influential pontificate of his successor, Gregory the Great.
- 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: Pope Gelasius I Target entity description: Pope Gelasius I was a late 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his influential theological writings and for articulating the doctrine of the dual authority of church and state.
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A.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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B.
Pope Innocent I
Pope Innocent I was a late 4th- and early 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for asserting papal authority in church disputes and for his role during the sack of Rome in 410.
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C.
Pope Pelagius I
Pope Pelagius I was a 6th-century pope known for his involvement in the controversies surrounding the Three Chapters and his efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence.
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D.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
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E.
Pope Pelagius II
Pope Pelagius II was a late 6th-century pope known for leading the Church during the Lombard invasions of Italy and for paving the way for the influential pontificate of his successor, Gregory the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| assertedSupremacyOver | Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| century | 5th century ⓘ |
| church |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| doctrinalStance |
opposition to Monophysitism
ⓘ
support for Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Pope ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western views on church–state relations
ⓘ
medieval political theology ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| knownFor |
assertion of papal primacy
ⓘ
conflict with Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperors ⓘ doctrine of the dual authority of church and state ⓘ theological writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Gelasius I
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Gelasius I
|
| notableWork | Duo sunt (letter to Emperor Anastasius) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 496 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 492 ⓘ |
| partOf | List of popes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Felix III ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Acacian schism
ⓘ
Church–state relations in Christianity ⓘ Doctrine of the Two Swords ⓘ Papal primacy ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Anastasius II ⓘ |
| theologicalContribution |
articulation of two powers doctrine (auctoritas sacrata pontificum and regalis potestas)
ⓘ
condemnation of the Acacian schism ⓘ defense of Chalcedonian Christology ⓘ |
| title |
Supreme Pontiff
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
|
| traditionallyRegardedAs | saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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linked to: Pope Gelasius I