Victor of Vita
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Victor of Vita was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop and historian best known for his account of the Vandal persecution of Catholics under the Arian kings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victor of Vita canonical | 2 |
| Victor of Vita (indirectly, for Vandal context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9311055 — 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: Victor of Vita Context triple: [Gunthamund, sourceMention, Victor of Vita]
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A.
Saint Valerian
Saint Valerian is a Christian martyr venerated as the husband of Saint Cecilia, known for his conversion to Christianity and steadfast faith unto death.
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B.
Valerius of Saragossa
Valerius of Saragossa was a 4th-century bishop of Zaragoza in Roman Hispania, venerated as a Christian saint and known as the mentor and companion of the martyr Saint Vincent of Saragossa.
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C.
Vigilius
Vigilius was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose tumultuous pontificate was marked by the Three Chapters Controversy and conflicts with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
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D.
Julian Vai
Julian Vai is the son of renowned American guitarist and composer Steve Vai.
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E.
Donatus of Casae Nigrae
Donatus of Casae Nigrae was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop and schismatic leader whose teachings and disputes over the purity of the clergy gave rise to the Donatist movement.
- 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: Victor of Vita Target entity description: Victor of Vita was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop and historian best known for his account of the Vandal persecution of Catholics under the Arian kings.
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A.
Saint Valerian
Saint Valerian is a Christian martyr venerated as the husband of Saint Cecilia, known for his conversion to Christianity and steadfast faith unto death.
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B.
Valerius of Saragossa
Valerius of Saragossa was a 4th-century bishop of Zaragoza in Roman Hispania, venerated as a Christian saint and known as the mentor and companion of the martyr Saint Vincent of Saragossa.
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C.
Vigilius
Vigilius was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose tumultuous pontificate was marked by the Three Chapters Controversy and conflicts with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
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D.
Julian Vai
Julian Vai is the son of renowned American guitarist and composer Steve Vai.
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E.
Donatus of Casae Nigrae
Donatus of Casae Nigrae was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop and schismatic leader whose teachings and disputes over the purity of the clergy gave rise to the Donatist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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Latin prose author ⓘ historian ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vita (a town in Roman Africa) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| described |
exile and confiscation of Catholic bishops
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persecution of Nicene Christians under Vandal rule ⓘ religious policies of Vandal kings ⓘ sufferings of African Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | North African Roman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church history
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ecclesiastical history ⓘ late antique history ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography-related prose
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historiography ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval church historians ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arian–Catholic conflict in North Africa
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Vandal kings in Africa ⓘ Vandal persecution of Catholics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Historia persecutionis Africanae Provinciae
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History of the Vandal Persecution ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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historian ⓘ |
| opposed | Arianism ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
North Africa
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Roman Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Roman North Africa
|
| positionHeld | Bishop of Vita ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Nicene Christian ⓘ |
| residence |
North Africa
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Vita ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of African Catholic Church under Vandals
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history of the Vandal Kingdom in Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century
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Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| workUsedBy | modern historians of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| wroteInContextOf | Vandal occupation of Roman Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victor of Vita Description of subject: Victor of Vita was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop and historian best known for his account of the Vandal persecution of Catholics under the Arian kings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Victor of Vita