Hieromartyr John Kochurov
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Hieromartyr John Kochurov was a Russian Orthodox priest and missionary, later canonized as a New Martyr for his execution by Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hieromartyr John Kochurov canonical | 1 |
| New Martyr of the Russian Church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181559 — 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: Hieromartyr John Kochurov Context triple: [New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, hasNotableMember, Hieromartyr John Kochurov]
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Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer
Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is the canonized name given by the Russian Orthodox Church to Nicholas II of Russia, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, venerated for his suffering and death following the Russian Revolution.
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Vasily (Basil) the Blessed
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed was a 16th-century Russian Orthodox holy fool and mystic venerated as a saint, renowned for his ascetic life, prophetic gifts, and fearless public rebukes of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
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Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker is a revered 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle-working saint, best known as the historical figure behind the legend of Saint Nicholas.
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Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki is a revered early Christian martyr and military saint, especially venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the patron and protector of the city of Thessaloniki.
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Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
- 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: Hieromartyr John Kochurov Target entity description: Hieromartyr John Kochurov was a Russian Orthodox priest and missionary, later canonized as a New Martyr for his execution by Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution.
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A.
Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer
Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is the canonized name given by the Russian Orthodox Church to Nicholas II of Russia, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, venerated for his suffering and death following the Russian Revolution.
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B.
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed was a 16th-century Russian Orthodox holy fool and mystic venerated as a saint, renowned for his ascetic life, prophetic gifts, and fearless public rebukes of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
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C.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker is a revered 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle-working saint, best known as the historical figure behind the legend of Saint Nicholas.
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D.
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki is a revered early Christian martyr and military saint, especially venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the patron and protector of the city of Thessaloniki.
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E.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox saint
ⓘ
New Martyr ⓘ Russian Orthodox priest ⓘ martyr ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Revolution of 1917
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
Soviet religious persecution ⓘ |
| birthName | Ioann Alexandrovich Kochurov ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | glorified as New Martyr ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| church | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| clericalRank | presbyter ⓘ |
| commemoratedFor |
faithfulness unto death
ⓘ
witness to Christ during persecution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause |
execution
ⓘ
killed by Bolshevik forces ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Red Terror ⓘ |
| denomination |
Russian Orthodox
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Orthodox Church
|
| hasAttribute |
courage in face of persecution
ⓘ
missionary spirit ⓘ pastoral zeal ⓘ |
| hasRole |
missionary priest
ⓘ
parish priest ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
early Soviet anti-religious persecution ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Hieromartyr
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalService | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia ⓘ |
| name | John Kochurov ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first clergy martyred after the Russian Revolution
ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| rememberedIn | Orthodox liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| title |
New Martyr of the Russian Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Hieromartyr John Kochurov
|
| tradition | Eastern Orthodox hagiography ⓘ |
| typeOfMartyrdom | hieromartyrdom (priest-martyr) ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
Hieromartyr
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New Martyr of Russia ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hieromartyr John Kochurov Description of subject: Hieromartyr John Kochurov was a Russian Orthodox priest and missionary, later canonized as a New Martyr for his execution by Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hieromartyr John Kochurov