Didymus Judas Thomas
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Didymus Judas Thomas is traditionally identified as the apostle Thomas, regarded in early Christian tradition as the authorial figure behind the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Didymus Judas Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11129393 — 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: Didymus Judas Thomas Context triple: [Gospel of Thomas, attributedTo, Didymus Judas Thomas]
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A.
Didymus Chalcenterus
Didymus Chalcenterus was a prolific 1st-century BCE Alexandrian grammarian and scholar renowned for his extensive commentaries on classical Greek literature, especially Homer.
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B.
Didymus the Blind
Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian theologian and biblical scholar from Alexandria, renowned for his influential teachings and writings despite having lost his sight in childhood.
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C.
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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D.
Serapion of Thmuis
Serapion of Thmuis was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian, known as a close associate of Athanasius of Alexandria and a defender of Nicene orthodoxy.
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E.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
- 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: Didymus Judas Thomas Target entity description: Didymus Judas Thomas is traditionally identified as the apostle Thomas, regarded in early Christian tradition as the authorial figure behind the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
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A.
Didymus Chalcenterus
Didymus Chalcenterus was a prolific 1st-century BCE Alexandrian grammarian and scholar renowned for his extensive commentaries on classical Greek literature, especially Homer.
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B.
Didymus the Blind
Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian theologian and biblical scholar from Alexandria, renowned for his influential teachings and writings despite having lost his sight in childhood.
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C.
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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D.
Serapion of Thmuis
Serapion of Thmuis was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian, known as a close associate of Athanasius of Alexandria and a defender of Nicene orthodoxy.
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E.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apostle
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New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gospel of Thomas
ⓘ
Jesus ⓘ Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Christians
Syro-Malabar Church ⓘ
linked to:
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Church ⓘ
linked to:
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
early Christian tradition ⓘ |
| deathCause | traditionally martyrdom ⓘ |
| era | 1st century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
3 July (Roman Catholic Church)
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6 October (some Eastern traditions) ⓘ |
| followsReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Doubting Thomas
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Thomas
Judas Thomas ⓘ Jude Thomas ⓘ Saint Thomas ⓘ Thomas Didymus ⓘ Thomas the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas the apostle
Twin Thomas ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
Didymus
ⓘ
Judas ⓘ Thomas ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Twelve Apostles of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostles
|
| knownFor |
confession "My Lord and my God" in the Gospel of John
ⓘ
episode of doubting the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Didymus means twin in Greek
ⓘ
Thomas means twin in Aramaic ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic
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| patronage |
India
ⓘ
architects ⓘ builders ⓘ the blind ⓘ |
| textStatus |
Gospel of Thomas is apocryphal
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linked to:
Gospel of Thomas
|
| traditionalMissionField |
Central Asia
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Ethiopia ⓘ India ⓘ Parthia ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| traditionalRoleInText | authorial figure behind the Gospel of Thomas ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to:
European Lutheran churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Subject: Didymus Judas Thomas Description of subject: Didymus Judas Thomas is traditionally identified as the apostle Thomas, regarded in early Christian tradition as the authorial figure behind the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection)