Gregory The Illuminator

Gregory The Illuminator

male, 1752 years old
bishop, Christian, Cappadocia, Chosroes I, Caesarea Mazaca, Kingdom of Armenia…Chosroes I of Armenia, Father of the Nation, Catholicoi of Cilicia, CatholicoiofArmenia
Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Saint Gregory the Enlightener (translit., or, or), the founder and patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church,...
Catholicos Of Armenia

Catholicos OfArmenia

male
Primates of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicoi, Etchmiadzin, Saint Thaddeus, Oriental Orthodox, episcopal see…CatholicoiofArmenia, council of chalcedon
His Holiness, the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians (plural "Catholicoi", due to its Greek origin) is the head archbishop of Armenia's...
Karekin II

Karekin II

male, 58 years old
Recipient of the Star of Romania Order, Garegin, Armenian earthquake, Catholicos Karekin II, Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenian, Zagorsk…CatholicoiofArmenia
Catholicos Karekin II (also Garegin) is the current head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church. He was born as Krtich Nersessian in Voskehat,...
Karekin I

Karekin I

male, deceased (1999)
Kasab, Catholicos, armenian, Catholicoi of Cilicia, Oriental Orthodox Christian, Armenian Apostolic Church…CatholicoiofArmenia, The Council of Chalcedon and the Armenian Church, Catholicos of Cilicia
Karekin I (Eastern Armenian pronunciation: Garegin I) (Armenian:) (August 27, 1932 - June 29, 1999), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian...
Bartholomew The Apostle

Bartholomew The Apostle

male
eastern orthodox, Saint, Twelve Apostles, executed by crucifixion, Surnames, Given names…son of the furrows, son of Tolmay, Christian martyr of the Roman era, Follower of Jesus, CatholicoiofArmenia
Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. "Bartholomew" (transliterated "Bartholomaios") comes from the Aramaic "bar-Tôlmay" (...
Mkrtich Khrimian

Mkrtich Khrimian

male, deceased (1907)
Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople, Prelate, political, armenian, CatholicoiofArmenia, peasantry…Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Catholicos of All Armenian
Mkrtich Khrimian, also known as Khrimian Hayrik, was an Armenian writer, newspaper editor, and political and religious leader. He served as the...
Vazgen I

Vazgen I

male, deceased (1994)
soviet, religious freedom, bucharest, Oriental Orthodox Christian, Armenian Apostolic Church, CatholicoiofArmenia…longest reigns of the Armenian Catholicoi, Armenian of Romania
His Holiness Vazgen I (born Levon Garabed Baljian; September 20, 1908-August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between...
Isaac Of Armenia

Isaac OfArmenia

male, deceased (439)
bishop, CatholicoiofArmenia, Saint, Ancient Roman Christianity, shah, 10th century…Council of Ephesus, Atticus of Constantinople, Proclus of Constantinople, Yazdegerd I of Persia, Acacius of Melitene
Isaac of Armenia, or "Sahak", John Chrysostom, Ephrem the Syrian, etc. Armenian literature in its golden age was, therefore, mainly a borrowed...

Nerses IV

deceased (1173)
Catholicoi of Cilicia, Saint, armenian, CatholicoiofArmenia
Nerses IV the Gracious, (1098 - 1173) - was Catholicos of Armenia (1166-1173), theologian, poet, writer and religious hymn composer.