New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)
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Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox hierarch
Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia
New Martyr of Russia
Russian Orthodox bishop
martyr
New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) was a prominent Russian Orthodox bishop and the first hierarch martyred by the Bolsheviks, venerated among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia for his steadfast faith unto death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hieromartyr Vladimir | 1 |
| New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181561 — 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: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) Context triple: [New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, hasNotableMember, New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)]
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A.
Hieromartyr John Kochurov
Hieromartyr John Kochurov was a Russian Orthodox priest and missionary, later canonized as a New Martyr for his execution by Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution.
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B.
Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer
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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C.
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed was a 16th-century Russian Orthodox holy fool and mystic venerated as a saint, renowned for his ascetic life, prophetic gifts, and fearless public rebukes of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
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D.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker is a revered 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle-working saint, best known as the historical figure behind the legend of Saint Nicholas.
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E.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
- 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: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) Target entity description: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) was a prominent Russian Orthodox bishop and the first hierarch martyred by the Bolsheviks, venerated among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia for his steadfast faith unto death.
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A.
Hieromartyr John Kochurov
Hieromartyr John Kochurov was a Russian Orthodox priest and missionary, later canonized as a New Martyr for his execution by Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution.
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B.
Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer
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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C.
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed
Vasily (Basil) the Blessed was a 16th-century Russian Orthodox holy fool and mystic venerated as a saint, renowned for his ascetic life, prophetic gifts, and fearless public rebukes of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
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D.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker is a revered 4th-century Christian bishop and miracle-working saint, best known as the historical figure behind the legend of Saint Nicholas.
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E.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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Eastern Orthodox hierarch ⓘ Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia ⓘ New Martyr of Russia ⓘ Russian Orthodox bishop ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Revolution period
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persecution of the Church in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Russian Orthodox hagiographical tradition ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| church | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Russian Orthodox Church
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other local Orthodox Churches ⓘ |
| commemoratedFor | faithfulness during Bolshevik persecution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathCauseContext | anti-religious persecution after the Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasQuality | steadfast faith unto death ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bishop
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hierarch ⓘ metropolitan ⓘ |
| honoredAs | first hierarch-martyr of the Bolshevik era ⓘ |
| honoredOn | commemorations of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
New Hieromartyr Vladimir
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linked to:
New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)
|
| includedIn |
synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
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linked to:
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
|
| languageOfLiturgicalCommemoration |
Church Slavonic
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Russian ⓘ |
| name |
Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)
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linked to:
Vladimir
|
| notableFor | being the first Orthodox hierarch martyred by the Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| partOf | New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia
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Metropolitan of Moscow ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| rememberedFor |
courage in face of anti-religious violence
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pastoral leadership during revolutionary turmoil ⓘ |
| secularName | Vasily Nikiforovich Bogoyavlensky ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
church leadership
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defense of the Orthodox faith ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance | symbol of episcopal faithfulness under persecution ⓘ |
| titleAfterCanonization |
Hieromartyr
ⓘ
New Hieromartyr ⓘ |
| typeOfMartyrdom | hieromartyrdom ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | New Martyr and Confessor of Russia ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
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: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) Description of subject: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) was a prominent Russian Orthodox bishop and the first hierarch martyred by the Bolsheviks, venerated among the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia for his steadfast faith unto death.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
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hasNotableMember
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New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)
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linked to: New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)