Makarios
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18th-century Christian saint
Christian theologian
Christian writer
Eastern Orthodox bishop
Greek Orthodox saint
Makarios is a Greek Orthodox saint and bishop of Corinth known for his role in compiling the influential spiritual anthology Philokalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makarios canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5265405 — 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: Makarios Context triple: [St. Makarios of Corinth, givenName, Makarios]
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A.
Makarios III
Makarios III was a Cypriot archbishop and statesman who led Cyprus to independence and became its first president.
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B.
Kostis Palamas
Kostis Palamas was a seminal Greek poet and critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, regarded as a central figure in the development of modern Greek literature and national literary identity.
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C.
Kallistos
Kallistos is the religious name of Kallistos Ware, a prominent Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian known for his influential writings on Orthodox Christianity.
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D.
Christodoulos of Athens
Christodoulos of Athens was a Greek Orthodox cleric who served as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece immediately before Ieronymos II.
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E.
Apostolos Valerianos
Apostolos Valerianos, better known as Juan de Fuca, was a Greek maritime pilot in Spanish service famed for reports of the strait now bearing his name between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
- 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: Makarios Target entity description: Makarios is a Greek Orthodox saint and bishop of Corinth known for his role in compiling the influential spiritual anthology Philokalia.
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A.
Makarios III
Makarios III was a Cypriot archbishop and statesman who led Cyprus to independence and became its first president.
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B.
Kostis Palamas
Kostis Palamas was a seminal Greek poet and critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, regarded as a central figure in the development of modern Greek literature and national literary identity.
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C.
Kallistos
Kallistos is the religious name of Kallistos Ware, a prominent Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian known for his influential writings on Orthodox Christianity.
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D.
Christodoulos of Athens
Christodoulos of Athens was a Greek Orthodox cleric who served as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece immediately before Ieronymos II.
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E.
Apostolos Valerianos
Apostolos Valerianos, better known as Juan de Fuca, was a Greek maritime pilot in Spanish service famed for reports of the strait now bearing his name between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century Christian saint
ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ Christian writer ⓘ Eastern Orthodox bishop ⓘ Greek Orthodox saint ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Eastern Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Greek-speaking Orthodox world ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Corinth
ⓘ
Mount Athos ⓘ |
| church | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Nikodemos the Hagiorite
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ascetic literature
ⓘ
patristics ⓘ spiritual theology ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian spiritual literature
ⓘ
ascetic writings ⓘ |
| hasHonorific |
Saint Makarios of Corinth
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Makarios of Corinth
|
| hasRole |
editor of patristic texts
ⓘ
spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox spirituality
ⓘ
later hesychast writers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling the Philokalia
ⓘ
promoting hesychasm ⓘ spiritual guidance and pastoral work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Hesychasm ⓘ |
| notableWork | Philokalia ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Corinth ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| roleInWork | co-compiler of the Philokalia ⓘ |
| title |
Bishop of Corinth
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makarios Description of subject: Makarios is a Greek Orthodox saint and bishop of Corinth known for his role in compiling the influential spiritual anthology Philokalia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.