Nerses () is an Armenian variant of

Narses Narses (also spelled Nerses; ; ; ; c. 478–573) was a distinguished Byzantine general and statesman of Armenian heritage, renowned for his critical role in Emperor Justinian I’s military campaigns. Alongside the famed Belisarius, Narses was ...

. With the addition of -ian and -yan, it becomes an Armenian family name like Nersesian and Nersisyan. Nerses may refer to:

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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 Nerses () 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. ...

, Catholicos of Armenia (d. 557) *

Nerses III the Builder : ::''There was also a Caucasian Albanian Catholicos Nerses III, who ruled in 1235–1262.'' Nerses III the Builder ( ) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 641 and 661. He was originally from the village of Ishkhan in Tayk ...

, Catholicos of Armenia, also known as Nerses the Builder (d. 661) *

Nerses IV the Gracious Nerses IV the Gracious (; also Nerses Shnorhali, Nerses of Kla or Saint Nerses the Graceful; 1102 – 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia from 1166 to 1173. During his time as a bishop and, later, as Catholicos of All Armenians, Catholic ...

, Catholicos of Cilicia, also known Nerses the Graceful (d. 1173) *

Nerses V Nerses V of Ashtarak (, ; 1770 – February 13, 1857) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1843 and 1857. Previously, he served as the leader of the Diocese of Georgia from 1811 to 1830 and as the leader of the Dioc ...

(1770–1857), Catholicos of Armenia Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi *

Nerses Bakur Nerses Bakur () was the Catholicos and head of Caucasian Albanian Church in the late 7th and early 8th century. Election Attested in ''The History of the Country of Albania'', he was mentioned as a bishop of Gardman during the tenure of his pr ...

or Nerses I (died 704) * Three more catholicoi and one anti-catholicos, see

List of Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi This is a list of the Caucasian Albanian Primates and Catholicoi of the Church of Caucasian Albania. Note that the lineage and dates slightly vary from source to source. Some dates are unclear. Armenian language equivalents are provided at the end ...

Catholicoi-Patriarchs of the Armenian Catholic Church *

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (born Pierre Taza; ) (17 January 1940 – 25 June 2015) was the patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1999 until his death in 2015. Biography Pierre Taza was the second son and the fifth of eight children bor ...

(1940–2015), patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church Other religious figures *

Nerses Balients Nerses Balients, also Nerses Balienc () or Nerses Bagh'on, was a Christian Armenian monk of the early 14th century. He is mainly known for writing a history of the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia. Though his works are regarded by modern scholars as a va ...

, also Nerses Balienc or Nerses Bagh'on, a Christian Armenian monk of the early 14th century *

Nerses of Lambron Saint Nerses of Lambron (, Nerses Lambronatsi) (1153–1198) was the Archbishop of Tarsus in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia who is remembered as one of the most significant figures in Armenian literature and ecclesiastical history. Life Nerses ...

(1153–1198), Archbishop of Tarsus *

Nerses II Varzhapetian Nerses Varzhapetian (Armenian: Ներսէս Բ Վարժապետեան Կոստանդնուպոլսեցի) served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople between 1874 and 1884. He oversaw the church during the Russo-Turkish War. In the afterma ...

(1837–1884), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Political figures *

Nerses of Iberia Nerse ( ka, ნერსე, also spelled ''Nerses''), of the Nersianid Dynasty, Nersianid family, was a Principate of Iberia, ruling prince of Caucasian Iberia, Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia (country), Georgia) from c. 760 to 772 and again from 7 ...

, or Nerse of Iberia, 8th-century Georgian prince Contemporary figures * Nerses Der Nersessian (1920–2006), Armenian archbishop *

Nerses Hovhannisyan Nerses Hovhannisyan (; 12 October 1938 – 23 October 2016), was an Armenian film director, actor and screenwriter. He graduated from the Directing Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute in 1959. From that time on he worked at Armen ...

(1938–2016), Armenian director, actor and screenwriter *

Nerses Kamsarakan Nerseh or Nerses Kamsarakan () was the presiding prince of Armenia in 689–691, backed by the Byzantine Empire. Armenia had been under the suzerainty of the Arab caliphate since the mid-650s, with the exception of a brief period of Byzantine rule ...

, 7th-century Armenian king *

Nerses Krikorian Nerses "Krik" Krikorian (January 1921April 18, 2018) was an Armenian-American chemist and intelligence officer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He is best known for his work on high-temperature chemistry. An Armenian genocide survivor, he arriv ...

(1921–2018), Armenian-American chemist and intelligence officer *

Nerses Ounanian Nerses Ounanian () (1 August 1924 in Samos – 18 December 1957 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan artist of Armenian descent.

(1924–1957), Uruguayan artist of Armenian descent *

Nerses Pozapalian Archbishop Nerses () (born Hakob Pozapalian) (5 July 1937 – 27 June 2009) was a senior bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Early life and education Pozapalian was born in 1937 in the town of Kırıkhan, French Mandate for Syria and ...

(1937–2009), Armenian bishop *

Mikail Nersès Sétian Mikail Nersès Sétian (November 18, 1918 - September 9, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the first exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada of the Armenian Catholic Chur ...

(1918–2002), Armenian-American bishop *

Nerses Yeritsyan Nerses Yeritsyan (; born February 23, 1971, in Yerevan) is deputy president of the Central Bank of Armenia and former Minister of Economy. Since Armenia's independence he has actively been involved in the design and implementation of economic pol ...

(born 1971), Armenian minister and public administrator *

Nercesse Nercesse (last name unknown; ), also spelled Narcis, was a Lebanese footballer who played as an forward. Nercesse played for DPHB, Homenetmen, Antranik, and Sagesse at club level. He took part in Lebanon's first international match against Ma ...

, Lebanese footballer

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