Karekin I (Eastern Armenian pronunciation: Garegin I) (Armenian:) (August 27, 1932 - June 29, 1999), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1994 and 1999. Previously, he served as the Catholicos of Cilicia from 1983 to 1994 under the name Karekin II (Armenian:). Karekin, baptized Neshan Sarkissian, was born in Kessab, Syria, where he attended the Armenian elementary school. Wikipedia
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