Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
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The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions centered historically in the Eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch canonical | 4 |
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch | 1 |
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9751063 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Context triple: [Jacobite Church, associatedTitle, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch]
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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.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, one of the ancient patriarchates of Eastern Orthodoxy centered historically in Antioch.
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Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the spiritual head and highest-ranking bishop of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Target entity description: The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions centered historically in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
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.
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B.
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, one of the ancient patriarchates of Eastern Orthodoxy centered historically in Antioch.
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Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the spiritual head and highest-ranking bishop of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious title
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Oriental Orthodox leadership position ⓘ patriarchal office ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicTradition |
Aramean
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Assyrian ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSee | Holy See of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchSuiIuris | Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom |
Saint Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
See of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communion | Oriental Orthodox communion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryCity | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryCountry | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryResidence | Moran Mor Ignatius Patriarchal See, Bab Touma, Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition | Miaphysite Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank |
Catholicos-Patriarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriarch ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Syriac Orthodox dioceses worldwide ⓘ |
| headOf | Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyBasedIn | Antioch (modern Antakya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Levant ⓘ |
| historicalSee | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterBasedIn |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homs NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Syriac ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderSince | Ignatius Aphrem II, 2014 ⓘ |
| overseesFaithfulIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
convening Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church
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ordination of bishops in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ preservation of Syriac liturgy ⓘ teaching authority in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| supremeLeaderOf | Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Ignatius Aphrem II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleForm | Moran Mor Ignatius, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleLanguage | Syriac ⓘ |
| usesHonorific | His Holiness ⓘ |
| usesTitle |
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
NERFINISHED
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Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Description of subject: The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions centered historically in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
subject surface form:
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
subject surface form:
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
this entity surface form:
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch