Khachatur Kesaratsi (; 1590–1646) was an Armenian archbishop in

Safavid Iran The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

. He is credited with the founding of the first

printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in whi ...

in Iran, in 1633, or 1636. In 1638, the first book was printed; a ''Saghmosaran'' (

Psalter A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the emergence of the book of hours in the Late Middle Ages, psalters were ...

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* * * 1590 births 1646 deaths Persian Armenians 17th-century people from Safavid Iran Bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church Iranian Christians Armenian Apostolic Church in Iran Armenian printers 17th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops {{ArmenianApostolic-bishop-stub