Cyril Lucar
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Cyril Lucar was a 17th-century Patriarch of Constantinople known for his pro-Reformation views and for sending the important biblical manuscript Codex Alexandrinus to England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyril Lucar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934754 — 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: Cyril Lucar Context triple: [Codex Alexandrinus, broughtToEnglandBy, Cyril Lucar]
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A.
Tymofiy Mylovanov
Tymofiy Mylovanov is a Ukrainian economist and academic who has served in high-level government roles, including as a minister responsible for economic policy.
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B.
Miloš Marić
Miloš Marić was the brother of Serbian physicist Mileva Marić, who was Albert Einstein’s first wife and scientific collaborator.
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C.
Dragiša Cvetković
Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the late 1930s and early 1940s, known for signing the Cvetković–Maček Agreement and for his government’s alignment with the Axis powers before World War II.
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D.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was a Yugoslav regent and royal statesman who effectively ruled the country in the late 1930s and early 1940s, navigating between Axis and Allied pressures before being overthrown in a 1941 coup.
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E.
Ilija Trojanow
Ilija Trojanow is a Bulgarian-born German writer, translator, and publisher known for his travel literature, novels, and essays that often explore themes of migration, cultural identity, and globalization.
- 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: Cyril Lucar Target entity description: Cyril Lucar was a 17th-century Patriarch of Constantinople known for his pro-Reformation views and for sending the important biblical manuscript Codex Alexandrinus to England.
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A.
Tymofiy Mylovanov
Tymofiy Mylovanov is a Ukrainian economist and academic who has served in high-level government roles, including as a minister responsible for economic policy.
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B.
Miloš Marić
Miloš Marić was the brother of Serbian physicist Mileva Marić, who was Albert Einstein’s first wife and scientific collaborator.
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C.
Dragiša Cvetković
Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the late 1930s and early 1940s, known for signing the Cvetković–Maček Agreement and for his government’s alignment with the Axis powers before World War II.
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D.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was a Yugoslav regent and royal statesman who effectively ruled the country in the late 1930s and early 1940s, navigating between Axis and Allied pressures before being overthrown in a 1941 coup.
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E.
Ilija Trojanow
Ilija Trojanow is a Bulgarian-born German writer, translator, and publisher known for his travel literature, novels, and essays that often explore themes of migration, cultural identity, and globalization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox patriarch ⓘ confession of faith ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| accusedOf | heresy by opponents ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cyril I of Constantinople
ⓘ
Cyril Loukaris ⓘ Kyrillos Loukaris ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Geneva ⓘ |
| attemptedReformOf |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| birthYear | 1572 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| confessionAuthored | Confession of Cyril Lucaris ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
traditionalist Orthodox hierarchs ⓘ |
| deathManner | strangulation ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| deathYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| education | studied in Western Europe ⓘ |
| era | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Reformation era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Calvinist-influenced confession of faith
ⓘ
pro-Reformation theological views ⓘ sending Codex Alexandrinus to England ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| name | Cyril Lucar ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Jesuits
ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
Ottoman authorities ⓘ |
| patriarchOf |
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Patriarchate of Constantinople
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to:
Orthodox Church of Alexandria
|
| positionHeld |
Patriarch of Alexandria
ⓘ
Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
|
| regionOfActivity |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| sentTo | Codex Alexandrinus ⓘ |
| sentToDestination | England ⓘ |
| supported |
Protestant-style doctrinal reforms
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vernacular translations of the Bible ⓘ |
| theologicalInfluence | John Calvin ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinism
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Cyril Lucar Description of subject: Cyril Lucar was a 17th-century Patriarch of Constantinople known for his pro-Reformation views and for sending the important biblical manuscript Codex Alexandrinus to England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.