Kirill I of Moscow

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Christian theologian Eastern Orthodox patriarch Russian Orthodox bishop human

Kirill I of Moscow is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, known for his influential role in Russian religious and political life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kirill I	1
Kirill I of Moscow canonical	1
Kirill I of Russia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181472 — 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: Kirill I of Moscow
Context triple: [Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, alsoKnownAs, Kirill I of Moscow]

A. Yury of Moscow
Yury of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and influential early 14th-century Russian ruler known for his power struggles over the Vladimir-Suzdal throne and his role in the rise of Moscow.
B. Simeon of Moscow
Simeon of Moscow, also known as Simeon the Proud, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who strengthened Moscow’s dominance among the Russian principalities.
C. Vasili I of Moscow
Vasili I of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Muscovite territory and strengthened its political power in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
D. Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
E. Yury Ivanovich of Dmitrov
Yury Ivanovich of Dmitrov was a Russian prince of the late 15th–early 16th century, known as a younger son of Grand Prince Ivan III and a regional ruler within the centralized Muscovite state.
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: Kirill I of Moscow
Target entity description: Kirill I of Moscow is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, known for his influential role in Russian religious and political life.

A. Yury of Moscow
Yury of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and influential early 14th-century Russian ruler known for his power struggles over the Vladimir-Suzdal throne and his role in the rise of Moscow.
B. Simeon of Moscow
Simeon of Moscow, also known as Simeon the Proud, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who strengthened Moscow’s dominance among the Russian principalities.
C. Vasili I of Moscow
Vasili I of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Muscovite territory and strengthened its political power in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
D. Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
E. Yury Ivanovich of Dmitrov
Yury Ivanovich of Dmitrov was a Russian prince of the late 15th–early 16th century, known as a younger son of Grand Prince Ivan III and a regional ruler within the centralized Muscovite state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theologian ⓘ Eastern Orthodox patriarch ⓘ Russian Orthodox bishop ⓘ human ⓘ
alive	true ⓘ
appointedAsPatriarch	2009-01-27 ⓘ
birthName	Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev ⓘ
consecratedAsBishop	1976 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Russia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1946-11-20 ⓘ
educatedAt	Leningrad Theological Academy ⓘ linked to: Saint Petersburg Theological Academy Leningrad Theological Seminary ⓘ linked to: Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
enthronedAsPatriarch	2009-02-01 ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix	His Holiness ⓘ
headOf	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
knownFor	close relationship with the Russian state authorities ⓘ public support for Vladimir Putin ⓘ
languageSpoken	Russian ⓘ
memberOf	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
nationality	Russian ⓘ
notableFor	influence in Russian political life ⓘ influence in Russian religious life ⓘ leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
occupation	bishop ⓘ patriarch ⓘ religious leader ⓘ theologian ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
placeOfBirth	Leningrad ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
positionHeld	Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' ⓘ Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
predecessor	Alexy II of Moscow ⓘ
previousPositionHeld	Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate ⓘ Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religiousJurisdiction	Moscow Patriarchate ⓘ linked to: Russian Orthodox Church
religiousName	Kirill ⓘ
religiousOrder	Russian Orthodox monasticism ⓘ
residence	Moscow ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
title	His Holiness Patriarch Kirill ⓘ linked to: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow → alsoKnownAs → Kirill I of Moscow ⓘ

Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia → proclaimedTitle → Kirill I ⓘ

linked to: Kirill I of Moscow

Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov → claimedTitle → Kirill I of Russia ⓘ