Nerses ( xcl, Ներսէս) is an Armenian variant of

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. With the addition of -ian and -yan, it becomes an Armenian family name like Nersesian and Nersisyan. Nerses may refer to: 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 ::''There was also a Caucasian Albanian Catholicos Nerses III, who ruled in 1235–1262.'' Nerses III the Builder ( hy, Ներսես Գ Շինող ''Nerses 3 Shinogh'') was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 641 and 661. He ...

, 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. A more precise translation of his epithet ''Shnorhali'' is "filled with Grace". He ...

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

Nerses V :''There was also a Caucasian Albanian anti-Catholicos Nerses V, who ruled in 1706–1736.'' Nerses V ( hy, Ներսես Ե Աշտարակեցի, ) (1770 – February 13, 1857), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church betwee ...

, Catholicos of Armenia (d. 1857) Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi *Four catholicoi and one anti-catholicos, see List of Caucasian Albanian Catholicoi Catholicoi-Patriarchs of the Armenian Catholic Church *

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni Nerses Bedros XIX ( hy, Ներսէս Պետրոս ԺԹ. Թարմունի) (17 January 1940 – 25 June 2015) was the patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church. He was the second son and the fifth of eight children born to Elias Taza and Josephine ...

, current 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 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 ...

, Archbishop of Tarsus Political figures * Nerses of Iberia, or Nerse of Iberia, 8th-century Georgian prince Contemporary figures *

Nerses Yeritsyan Nerses Yeritsyan ( hy, Ներսես Հենրիկի Երիցյան; 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 ...

, Armenian minister and public administrator * Nercesse, Lebanese footballer

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