Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer
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Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is the canonized name given by the Russian Orthodox Church to Nicholas II of Russia, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, venerated for his suffering and death following the Russian Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171746 — 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: Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer Context triple: [Nicholas II of Russia, title, Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer]
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St. Mark the Ascetic
St. Mark the Ascetic was a fifth-century Christian monk and spiritual writer renowned for his influential ascetical and theological treatises on inner prayer, repentance, and grace.
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St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite was an 18th-century Athonite monk, theologian, and spiritual writer of the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for his influential ascetic and mystical works.
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St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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D.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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E.
St. Maximus the Confessor
St. Maximus the Confessor was a 7th-century Byzantine Christian monk, theologian, and mystic renowned for his profound contributions to Eastern Orthodox theology, especially on Christology and the spiritual life.
- 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: Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer Target entity description: Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is the canonized name given by the Russian Orthodox Church to Nicholas II of Russia, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, venerated for his suffering and death following the Russian Revolution.
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A.
St. Mark the Ascetic
St. Mark the Ascetic was a fifth-century Christian monk and spiritual writer renowned for his influential ascetical and theological treatises on inner prayer, repentance, and grace.
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B.
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite was an 18th-century Athonite monk, theologian, and spiritual writer of the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for his influential ascetic and mystical works.
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C.
St. Peter of Damascus
St. Peter of Damascus was a medieval Eastern Christian ascetic and spiritual writer known for his extensive teachings on prayer and inner vigilance, preserved in the Philokalia.
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D.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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E.
St. Maximus the Confessor
St. Maximus the Confessor was a 7th-century Byzantine Christian monk, theologian, and mystic renowned for his profound contributions to Eastern Orthodox theology, especially on Christology and the spiritual life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canonized person
ⓘ
passion-bearer ⓘ saint of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
abdication of Nicholas II ⓘ execution of the Romanov family in Yekaterinburg ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia
Ipatiev House ⓘ
surface form:
Ipatiev House martyrdom site
|
| birthDate | 18 May 1868 ⓘ |
| birthName | Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tsarskoye Selo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
|
| burialPlace | Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | glorified as passion-bearer, not as martyr in all jurisdictions ⓘ |
| canonizationYear |
1981 (ROCOR)
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2000 (Moscow Patriarchate) ⓘ |
| canonizedBy |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ⓘ |
| child |
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexei Nikolaevich
Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Anastasia Nikolaevna
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Maria Nikolaevna
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Olga Nikolaevna
Tatiana Nikolaevna ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | pilgrimages to Ganina Yama and Yekaterinburg ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| deathDate | 17 July 1918 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ipatiev House
ⓘ
surface form:
Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia
|
| feastDay |
17 July (Julian calendar)
ⓘ
4 July (Gregorian calendar, some jurisdictions) ⓘ Romanov Holy Royal Martyrs commemoration ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar-Martyr Nicholas
|
| iconographicAttribute |
depicted in imperial robes
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depicted with family as Royal Passion-Bearers ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | Royal Passion-Bearer of Russia ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Romanov ⓘ |
| reasonForCanonization |
death in captivity after Russian Revolution
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patient endurance of suffering ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 15 March 1917 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1 November 1894 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| sameAs |
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
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surface form:
Nicholas II of Russia
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| spouse |
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
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surface form:
Alexandra Feodorovna
|
| titleBeforeCanonization |
Emperor of All the Russias
ⓘ
surface form:
Autocrat of All the Russias
Emperor of All the Russias ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer Description of subject: Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is the canonized name given by the Russian Orthodox Church to Nicholas II of Russia, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, venerated for his suffering and death following the Russian Revolution.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Nicholas II of Russia