Eraño G. Manalo
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Eraño G. Manalo was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, leading and expanding the church globally after the death of its founder, Felix Y. Manalo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eraño G. Manalo canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1527264 — 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: Eraño G. Manalo Context triple: [Felix Y. Manalo, successor, Eraño G. Manalo]
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A.
Eduardo V. Manalo
Eduardo V. Manalo is the Executive Minister and spiritual leader of the Philippine-based Christian religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo.
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B.
Felix Y. Manalo
Felix Y. Manalo was a Filipino religious leader who established and led the Iglesia ni Cristo, a prominent independent Christian church originating in the Philippines.
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C.
Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay was a Filipino Catholic priest, nationalist, and religious leader who became the first Obispo Máximo (supreme bishop) of the Philippine Independent Church after breaking from the Roman Catholic Church during the Philippine struggle for independence.
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D.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
Lemuel Bowen
Lemuel Bowen was an early automotive entrepreneur associated with the founding of the Cadillac automobile company.
- 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: Eraño G. Manalo Target entity description: Eraño G. Manalo was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, leading and expanding the church globally after the death of its founder, Felix Y. Manalo.
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A.
Eduardo V. Manalo
Eduardo V. Manalo is the Executive Minister and spiritual leader of the Philippine-based Christian religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo.
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B.
Felix Y. Manalo
Felix Y. Manalo was a Filipino religious leader who established and led the Iglesia ni Cristo, a prominent independent Christian church originating in the Philippines.
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C.
Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay was a Filipino Catholic priest, nationalist, and religious leader who became the first Obispo Máximo (supreme bishop) of the Philippine Independent Church after breaking from the Roman Catholic Church during the Philippine struggle for independence.
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D.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
Lemuel Bowen
Lemuel Bowen was an early automotive entrepreneur associated with the founding of the Cadillac automobile company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Executive Minister
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Filipino person ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| affiliation | Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1925-01-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Manila
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surface form:
Manila, Philippines
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| burialPlace |
Central Office, New Era, Quezon City
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surface form:
INC Central Office compound, Quezon City
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| causeOfDeath | cardiopulmonary arrest ⓘ |
| child | Eduardo V. Manalo ⓘ |
| citizenship | Philippines ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-08-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Quezon City
ⓘ
surface form:
Quezon City, Philippines
|
| endTime | 2009-08-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tagalog people ⓘ |
| familyName | Manalo ⓘ |
| fullName | Eraño de Guzman Manalo ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eraño ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Ka Erdy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of Iglesia ni Cristo from 1963 to 2009
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second Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Filipino ⓘ |
| nationality | Filipino ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
established congregations of Iglesia ni Cristo outside the Philippines
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oversaw international missions of Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ strengthened central administration of Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| notableWork | global expansion of the Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| office |
Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo
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surface form:
Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo
|
| organizationLed | Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| parent |
Felix Y. Manalo
ⓘ
Honorata de Guzman ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo
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surface form:
Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo
|
| precededBy | Felix Y. Manalo ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Philippines ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| religion | Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Restorationism
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surface form:
Restorationist Christianity
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| residence |
Quezon City
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surface form:
Quezon City, Philippines
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| significantEvent |
construction and dedication of major Iglesia ni Cristo chapels and complexes
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launch of large-scale overseas missions of Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ succession as Executive Minister after the death of Felix Y. Manalo in 1963 ⓘ |
| spouse | Cristina Villanueva ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963-04-23 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Eduardo V. Manalo ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Manila
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surface form:
Manila, Philippines
Quezon City ⓘ
surface form:
Quezon City, Philippines
|
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Subject: Eraño G. Manalo Description of subject: Eraño G. Manalo was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, leading and expanding the church globally after the death of its founder, Felix Y. Manalo.
Referenced by (5)
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