Aram I
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Aram I is the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, a leading hierarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church and prominent figure in Armenian religious and cultural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aram I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170419 — 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: Aram I Context triple: [Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, currentCatholicos, Aram I]
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A.
Vrtanes I of Armenia
Vrtanes I of Armenia was an early 4th-century Armenian Catholicos and the son and successor of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in leading the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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B.
Ruben I of Armenia
Ruben I of Armenia was the 11th-century Armenian noble who established the Rubenid dynasty and laid the foundations of the Armenian principality that became the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia.
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C.
Leo II of Armenia
Leo II of Armenia was a 13th-century king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and a prominent ruler from the French-origin Lusignan dynasty who played a key role in the politics of the Crusader states.
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D.
Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III of Armenia was a king of Armenia best known for adopting Christianity as the state religion in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian nation.
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E.
Aram
Aram is a common Armenian given name with deep historical and cultural significance in Armenian heritage.
- 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: Aram I Target entity description: Aram I is the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, a leading hierarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church and prominent figure in Armenian religious and cultural life.
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A.
Vrtanes I of Armenia
Vrtanes I of Armenia was an early 4th-century Armenian Catholicos and the son and successor of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in leading the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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B.
Ruben I of Armenia
Ruben I of Armenia was the 11th-century Armenian noble who established the Rubenid dynasty and laid the foundations of the Armenian principality that became the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia.
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C.
Leo II of Armenia
Leo II of Armenia was a 13th-century king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and a prominent ruler from the French-origin Lusignan dynasty who played a key role in the politics of the Crusader states.
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D.
Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III of Armenia was a king of Armenia best known for adopting Christianity as the state religion in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian nation.
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E.
Aram
Aram is a common Armenian given name with deep historical and cultural significance in Armenian heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian Apostolic Church hierarch
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Catholicos ⓘ Christian religious leader ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-03-08 ⓘ |
| birthName | Bedros Keshishian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beirut, Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| church | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| degree | Doctorate in Theology ⓘ |
| denomination | Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
American University of Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fordham University NERFINISHED ⓘ Near East School of Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enthroned | 1995 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Armenian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecumenism
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human rights advocacy ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
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spiritual leader of Armenians under the Holy See of Cilicia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Armenian Genocide recognition
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ecumenical activities ⓘ leadership of the Holy See of Cilicia ⓘ work with the Armenian diaspora ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
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Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Middle East Council of Churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aram I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Lebanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Christian communities in the Middle East
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promoting Armenian cultural and educational institutions ⓘ support for Christian unity ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Karekin II of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType |
ecclesiological studies
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theological works ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Armenian diaspora communities
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Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Antelias, Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| see | Holy See of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd | as WCC Moderator 2006 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart | as WCC Moderator 1991 ⓘ |
| title |
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
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His Holiness Aram I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aram I Description of subject: Aram I is the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, a leading hierarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church and prominent figure in Armenian religious and cultural life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.