Garegin II
E174932
Garegin II is the Catholicos of All Armenians and the spiritual leader of the worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garegin II canonical | 9 |
| Catholicos Karekin II | 1 |
| Karekin II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1506822 — 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: Garegin II Context triple: [Armenian Apostolic Church, currentCatholicosOfAllArmenians, Garegin II]
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A.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
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B.
Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator was a Christian missionary and saint credited with converting Armenia to Christianity in the early 4th century, making it the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
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C.
Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III of Armenia was a king of Armenia best known for adopting Christianity as the state religion in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian nation.
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D.
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots was a 5th-century Armenian monk, theologian, and linguist best known for creating the Armenian alphabet, which had a profound impact on Armenian culture, literature, and national identity.
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E.
Garabet Balyan
Garabet Balyan was a prominent 19th-century Ottoman Armenian architect known for designing major imperial buildings in Istanbul in a blend of European and Ottoman styles.
- 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: Garegin II Target entity description: Garegin II is the Catholicos of All Armenians and the spiritual leader of the worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church.
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A.
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.
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B.
Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator was a Christian missionary and saint credited with converting Armenia to Christianity in the early 4th century, making it the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
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C.
Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III of Armenia was a king of Armenia best known for adopting Christianity as the state religion in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian nation.
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D.
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots was a 5th-century Armenian monk, theologian, and linguist best known for creating the Armenian alphabet, which had a profound impact on Armenian culture, literature, and national identity.
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E.
Garabet Balyan
Garabet Balyan was a prominent 19th-century Ottoman Armenian architect known for designing major imperial buildings in Istanbul in a blend of European and Ottoman styles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholicos of All Armenians
ⓘ
Christian religious leader ⓘ bishop ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
ⓘ
linked to:
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
|
| birthDate | 1951-08-21 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ktrij Nersessian ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Armenian SSR
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ Vagharshapat ⓘ |
| church | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Armenia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bonn University
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Bonn
Geghard Theological Seminary ⓘ Leningrad Theological Academy ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
Vienna University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Vienna
|
| electionDate | 1999-10-27 ⓘ |
| enthronementDate | 1999-11-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenian ⓘ |
| familyName | Nersessian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church administration
ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Ktrij ⓘ |
| headOf |
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
ⓘ
linked to:
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
|
| honorificTitle | His Holiness ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
All Armenians
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenians
|
| knownFor |
ecumenical activities
ⓘ
leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ promoting Armenian Christian heritage ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Armenian
ⓘ
English ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| name | Garegin II ⓘ |
| notableWork | pastoral letters and sermons ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
ecumenical dialogues with other Christian churches
ⓘ
interfaith initiatives ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Catholicos of All Armenians
ⓘ
Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians ⓘ
linked to:
Catholicos of All Armenians
|
| predecessor | Karekin I ⓘ |
| religion |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Armenian Apostolic clergy ⓘ |
| residence |
Armenia
ⓘ
Etchmiadzin ⓘ
linked to:
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
|
| see |
Holy Etchmiadzin
ⓘ
linked to:
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
|
| spiritualLeaderOf |
worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenian Apostolic Church
|
| title |
Catholicos of All Armenians
ⓘ
Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garegin II Description of subject: Garegin II is the Catholicos of All Armenians and the spiritual leader of the worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Garegin II
linked to: Garegin II