Nerses

Nerses (Old Armenian: Ներսէս) is an Armenian variant of Narses. With the addition of -ian and -yan, it becomes an Armenian family name like Nersesian and Nersisyan.

Nerses may refer to:

Given name

Catholicoi of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Saint Nerses I or St. Nerses I, Catholicos of Armenia, also known as Nerses the Great (d. 373)
Nerses II of Armenia, Catholicos of Armenia (d. 557)
Nerses III the Builder, Catholicos of Armenia, also known as Nerses the Builder (d. 661)
Nerses IV the Gracious, Catholicos of Cilicia, also known Nerses the Graceful (d. 1173)
Nerses V (1770–1857), Catholicos of Armenia

Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi

Nerses Bakur or Nerses I (died 704)
Three more catholicoi and one anti-catholicos, see List of Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi

Catholicoi-Patriarchs of the Armenian Catholic Church

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940–2015), patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church

Other religious figures

Nerses Balients, also Nerses Balienc or Nerses Bagh'on, a Christian Armenian monk of the early 14th century
Nerses of Lambron (1153–1198), Archbishop of Tarsus
Nerses II Varzhapetian (1837–1884), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

Political figures

Nerses of Iberia, or Nerse of Iberia, 8th-century Georgian prince

Contemporary figures

Nerses Der Nersessian (1920–2006), Armenian archbishop
Nerses Hovhannisyan (1938–2016), Armenian director, actor and screenwriter
Nerses Kamsarakan, 7th-century Armenian king
Nerses Krikorian (1921–2018), Armenian-American chemist and intelligence officer
Nerses Ounanian (1924–1957), Uruguayan artist of Armenian descent
Nerses Pozapalian (1937–2009), Armenian bishop
Mikail Nersès Sétian (1918–2002), Armenian-American bishop
Nerses Yeritsyan (born 1971), Armenian minister and public administrator
Nercesse, Lebanese footballer

Given name

See also