entities: ENT_COP_SAMUEL_CONFESSOR

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_COP_SAMUEL_CONFESSOR Samuel the Confessor   Coptic Christian Saint Abbot / confessor monasticism, confession of faith under persecution   devotional   C candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Seventh-century Coptic abbot of the Monastery of al-Qalamun (the Monastery of St Samuel) in the Fayyum, confessor under Chalcedonian and early Muslim-era pressure; attested by his Coptic Life. Distinct from the prophet Samuel (ENT_ISR_SAMUEL, verified in DB) - homonym noted. Venerated human. saint

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