Gewargis III
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Assyrian Church of the East patriarch
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Christian bishop
Gewargis III is a former Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East who led the church in the early 21st century before being succeeded by Mar Awa III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gewargis III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8251128 — 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: Gewargis III Context triple: [Mar Awa III, predecessor, Gewargis III]
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A.
Leo IV the Khazar
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B.
Nicholas of Damascus
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C.
Majd al-Krum
Majd al-Krum is an Arab town in northern Israel, located in the Galilee region.
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D.
Peter of Sebaste
Peter of Sebaste was a 4th-century Christian bishop and ascetic known for his role in the early monastic movement in Asia Minor and his close association with the Cappadocian Fathers.
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E.
Leo V of Armenia
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- 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: Gewargis III Target entity description: Gewargis III is a former Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East who led the church in the early 21st century before being succeeded by Mar Awa III.
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A.
Leo IV the Khazar
Leo IV the Khazar was a Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty who ruled in the late 8th century and continued the iconoclast policies of his predecessors.
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B.
Nicholas of Damascus
Nicholas of Damascus was a prominent 1st-century BCE Greek historian, philosopher, and courtier closely associated with Herod the Great and the early Roman imperial court.
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C.
Majd al-Krum
Majd al-Krum is an Arab town in northern Israel, located in the Galilee region.
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D.
Peter of Sebaste
Peter of Sebaste was a 4th-century Christian bishop and ascetic known for his role in the early monastic movement in Asia Minor and his close association with the Cappadocian Fathers.
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E.
Leo V of Armenia
Leo V of Armenia was the final king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, remembered for his resistance against Mamluk conquest and his subsequent captivity and exile in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Church of the East patriarch
ⓘ
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Christian bishop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
His Holiness Mar Gewargis III
NERFINISHED
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Mar Gewargis III Sliwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Habbaniyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchLed | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationAsBishopYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2015-09-18 ⓘ |
| enthronementDate | 2015-09-27 ⓘ |
| enthronementPlace | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Erbil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Assyrian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sliwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusOfWork |
pastoral care of Assyrian Christians in Iraq and the diaspora
ⓘ
preservation of the Assyrian Church of the East’s liturgical and linguistic heritage ⓘ |
| givenName | Gewargis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Mar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| leadershipPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| memberOf | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding the Assyrian Church of the East during a period of instability in Iraq and the Middle East
ⓘ
leading the Assyrian Church of the East after the death of Dinkha IV ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 2021-09-08 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2015-09-27 ⓘ |
| ordinationAsPriestYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| patriarchalName | Gewargis III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan of Iraq, Jordan and Russia ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | health reasons ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| resignationDate | 2021-09-08 ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Mar Awa III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Mar Awa III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAsBishop | Bishop of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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