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St. Aristaces I
Saint Aristaces also known as Aristakes ( hy, Սբ. Արիստակես Ա. Պարթև) was the 13th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 325 ad until his death on 333 ad. He was assigned by his father, Catholicos-Patriarch St. Gregory I, before his death, as the next Catholicos-Patriarch or Catholicoi of the Church. He was known for the stabilization and the strengthening of Christianity in Armenia, in the Caucasus Albanian region and in Anatolia. He was the second son of Gregory the Illuminator to his wife Miriam next to his older brother, later next Catholicos-Patriarch, St. Vrtanes I. Gregory also placed and instructed his grandson Gregory (Aristaces’ nephew and one of the sons of his brother Vrtanes) in charge of the holy missions to the peoples and tribes of all of Caucasian Albania. His nephew was martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholicos-Patriarch
Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient Greek , pl. , derived from (, "generally") from (, "down") and (, "whole"), meaning "concerning the whole, universal, general"; it originally designated a financial or civil office in the Roman Empire.Wigram, p. 91. The name of the Catholic Church comes from the same word—however, the title "Catholicos" does not exist in its hierarchy. The Church of the East, some Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches historically use this title;The Motu Proprio ''Cleri Sanctitati'' Canon 335 for example the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Georgian Orthodox Church. In the Church of the East, the title was given to the church's head, the Patriarch of the Church of the East. It is still used in two successor churches, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |