Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
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The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia is the head of one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in Antelias, Lebanon, with spiritual authority over its faithful primarily in the Middle East and diaspora communities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholicos of Cilicia | 1 |
| Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia canonical | 1 |
| Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia | 1 |
| Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170417 — 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: Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Context triple: [Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, leaderTitle, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia]
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A.
Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the spiritual leader of Armenians worldwide.
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B.
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians is the supreme hierarch and spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful primarily in the Middle East and the Armenian diaspora.
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C.
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s historic patriarchate in Jerusalem, overseeing its religious, cultural, and administrative life, particularly centered in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City.
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D.
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of this ancient Eastern Christian church, overseeing its global faithful and ecclesiastical affairs.
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E.
Latin Patriarch of Antioch
The Latin Patriarch of Antioch was a senior ecclesiastical title in the Roman Catholic Church associated with the historic see of Antioch, largely honorary in later centuries after the Crusader-era Latin presence in the region ended.
- 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: Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Target entity description: The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia is the head of one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in Antelias, Lebanon, with spiritual authority over its faithful primarily in the Middle East and diaspora communities.
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A.
Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the spiritual leader of Armenians worldwide.
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B.
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians is the supreme hierarch and spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful primarily in the Middle East and the Armenian diaspora.
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C.
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s historic patriarchate in Jerusalem, overseeing its religious, cultural, and administrative life, particularly centered in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City.
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D.
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of this ancient Eastern Christian church, overseeing its global faithful and ecclesiastical affairs.
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E.
Latin Patriarch of Antioch
The Latin Patriarch of Antioch was a senior ecclesiastical title in the Roman Catholic Church associated with the historic see of Antioch, largely honorary in later centuries after the Crusader-era Latin presence in the region ended.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
head of church ⓘ patriarchal see ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Armenian people ⓘ |
| associatedNation | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy See of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Antelias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCommunion | Oriental Orthodox communion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchTradition | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountryOfSee | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Oriental Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Oriental Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | clergy of the Holy See of Cilicia ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Antelias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Armenian diaspora communities
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Armenian Apostolic Church diaspora ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardian of Armenian Apostolic tradition in the Middle East
ⓘ
representative of Armenian Church in regional ecumenical relations ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Catholicos of Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSeatWasIn | Cilician Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsRank |
Catholicos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriarch ⓘ |
| isAutonomousWithin | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Arabic
ⓘ
Armenian ⓘ English ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
Catholicos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
His Holiness ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Classical Armenian ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Armenian Rite ⓘ |
| oversees | Armenian Apostolic dioceses under the Holy See of Cilicia ⓘ |
| parallelSeeTo | Catholicos of All Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFaithful | Armenian Apostolic Christians ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfFaithful |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
diaspora ⓘ |
| recognizesSupremeCatholicos | Catholicos of All Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeLocatedIn |
Antelias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLeadership | spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| usesScript | Armenian alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Description of subject: The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia is the head of one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in Antelias, Lebanon, with spiritual authority over its faithful primarily in the Middle East and diaspora communities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
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leaderTitle
→
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
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Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
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leaderTitle
→
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
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this entity surface form:
Catholicos of Cilicia
this entity surface form:
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
this entity surface form:
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia