Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev
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Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev was a senior hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and one of the first high-ranking clergy martyred by the Bolsheviks, later glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181556 — 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: Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev Context triple: [New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, hasNotableMember, Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev]
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A.
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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B.
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.
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C.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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D.
Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd
Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd was a Russian Orthodox hierarch and one of the New Martyrs of the Soviet era, executed for his faith after the Bolshevik Revolution.
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E.
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
The Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' was the highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the church hierarchy and spiritual life of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
- 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: Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev Target entity description: Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev was a senior hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and one of the first high-ranking clergy martyred by the Bolsheviks, later glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
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A.
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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B.
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.
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C.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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D.
Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd
Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd was a Russian Orthodox hierarch and one of the New Martyrs of the Soviet era, executed for his faith after the Bolshevik Revolution.
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E.
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
The Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' was the highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the church hierarchy and spiritual life of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox bishop
ⓘ
New Martyr of Russia ⓘ hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
|
| birthName | Basil Bogoyavlensky ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | glorified as a New Martyr ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Russian Revolution era ⓘ |
| clergyRank |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ metropolitan ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | in the liturgical calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Bogoyavlensky ⓘ |
| givenName | Basil ⓘ |
| hasRole |
church leader
ⓘ
confessor of the faith ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Metropolitan of Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
New Martyr of Russia ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Metropolitan
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first high-ranking clergy martyred by the Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| opposed | Bolshevik persecution of the Church ⓘ |
| partOf | New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
Moscow ⓘ Petrograd ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad
|
| placeOfDeath |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
Ukraine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Metropolitan of Kiev and Galich
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan of Moscow
Metropolitan of Petrograd ⓘ archbishop ⓘ bishop ⓘ metropolitan ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| religiousName | Vladimir ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | hieromartyr ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev Description of subject: Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev was a senior hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and one of the first high-ranking clergy martyred by the Bolsheviks, later glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.