Ukhtanes of Sebastia ( hy, Ուխտանես Սեբաստացի, ''Ukhtanes Sebastatsi'') (c. 935-1000) was an
Armenian
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historian and prelate.
Educated at the Monastery of Narek under the tutelage of its founder Anania, he eventually attained to the
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
ric of
Sebastia (c. 970-85) and probably also of
Urha (post-985). Ukhtanes is principally known for his ''History in Three Parts'', which consists of ''History of the Patriarchs and Kings of Armenia'', ''History of the Severance of the
Georgians and
Armenians
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'', and ''On the Baptism of the Nation Called
Tzad''.
[Hacikyan, Agop Jack et al. (2000), ''The Heritage of Armenian Literature'', pp. 250-252. ]Wayne State University Press
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References
930s births
1000 deaths
10th-century Armenian historians
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