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Ashkhen
Ashkhen (, flourished second half of the 3rd century & first half of the 4th century) was the Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia.Dodgeon, ''The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363'', p.320 Family and origins Ashkhen was a monarch of Sarmatian origins. She was the daughter and is the known child of the King of the Alans, AshkatarKurkjian, ''A History of Armenia'', p.96 who is also known as AshkhadarDodgeon, ''The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363'', p.p.319-320 by an unnamed wife. Ashkhen was born at an unknown date between about 260-280 and was raised in the Alani Kingdom. Little is known on her early life, prior to marrying Tiridates III. The name ''Ashkhen'' is a female Armenian name which derives from the word akhsen, ‘grey’, or Zend akhsaena which means ‘black’ or ‘bluish-black’. Biography Tiridates III served as a Roman client king of Armenia from 287 to 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khosrovidukht (sister Of Tiridates III Of Armenia)
Khosrovidukht also transliterated Xosroviduxt (flourished second half of 3rd century & first half of 4th century) was a princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia,''The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, Iranian History: Armeno-Iranian Relations in Pre-Islamic Period'' By: Nina Garsoian, October 20, 2004 one of the client-kingdoms of the Roman Empire and a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. Khosrovidukht was the daughter of King Khosrov II of Armenia by a mother whose name is unknown. Her only known sibling was her brother Tiridates III of Armenia who ruled Armenia from 287 to 330. The name Khosrovidukht was a dynastic name in the Arsacid royal house as she was the namesake of her father and her paternal great-grandfather Khosrov I, a previous ruling Armenian King. Name The name "Khosrovidukht" (''Xosrovi-dowxt'') is Parthian, meaning "daughter of Khosrov". Biography In 252, her father and the rest of her family were assassinated by Anak, a Parthian agent on the order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiridates III Of Armenia
Tiridates III ( – ), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from to . In the early 4th century (the traditional date is 301), Tiridates proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Kingdom of Armenia the first state to officially embrace Christianity. Name The name Tiridates is the Greek variant of the Parthian name , meaning "created by Tir." Although Tir does not appear in the Avesta, he is a prominent (angelic divinity) in the Zoroastrian religion. The name also appears in other Greek variants, such as , , , and . It appears in Syriac as and in Latin as . Early childhood Tiridates III was the son of Khosrov II of Armenia, the latter being assassinated in 252 by a Parthian agent named Anak under orders from Ardashir I. Tiridates had at least one sibling, a sister called Khosrovidukht and was the namesake of his paternal grandfather, Tiridates II of Armenia. Anak was captured and executed along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovnatanyan Family
The Hovnatanyan family (, ''Hovnat'anyanner'') was a prominent Armenian family of painters. They include five generations from 17th to 19th centuries. Hovnatanyans are originally from the village of Shorot, Yernjak district in Nakhichevan (now Şurud, Julfa Rayon, Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic). They were based in Nakhichevan, Yerevan, Tbilisi, Ejmiatsin, Saint Petersburg and Persia. Most of their works are dedicated to Christianity like other works of their era. The surname derives from ''Hovnatan'', the Armenian equivalent of Jonathan. Family members *Naghash Hovnatan (Նաղաշ Հովնաթան) (1661–1722) – founder of the family; poet, artist, miniaturist, wall-painter, and a church clerk **Harutyun Hovnatanyan (Հարություն Հովնաթանյան) (18th century) – artist and a wall-painter **Hakob Hovnatanyan I (Հակոբ Հովնաթանյան) (died in 1757) – artist, miniaturist, and poet ***Hovnatan Hovnatanyan (Հովնաթան Հովնաթա� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Gregory The Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan
The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral (, ''Surb Grigor Lusavorich mayr yekeghetsi''), also known as the Yerevan Cathedral is the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the Kentron District (''Central District'') of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and is one of the largest religious buildings in the South Caucasus along with the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (known as the ''Sameba Cathedral''). Adjacent to the General Andranik metro station, it is visible from many areas of Yerevan. History The cathedral was constructed by the initiative of Catholicos Vazgen I. Its construction started on April 7, 1997 with a ground blessing service conducted by Catholicos Karekin I.http://asbarez.com/42657/louise-simone-and-richard-manougian-donate-2-million-to-yerevan-cathedral-project/ Louise Simone and Richard Manougian Donate $2 Million to Yerevan Cathedral Project The church complex was designed by the architect Stepan Kurkchyan and the construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khosrov III The Small
Khosrov III the Small (''Khosrov III Kotak''; ''Kotak'' means "little, short, small") was the king of Arsacid Armenia . Khosrov was the son and successor of King Tiridates III. Khosrov received the epithet ''Kotak'' because he was a man of short stature. He was the namesake of his paternal grandfather Khosrov II of Armenia, and the Parthian and Armenian monarchs of this name (see Khosrau). Armenia fell into chaos after the death of Tiridates III. An Arsacid prince named Sanatruk (whom Faustus of Byzantium calls Sanesan, king of Maskut, and identifies as Khosrov's brother) raised a rebellion to take the throne. In the southwest, the ''bdeashkh'' of Arzanene Bakur revolted against the Arsacid monarchy with the support of the Sasanian king Shapur II. The anti-Persian faction in Armenia led by Patriarch Vrtanes I crowned Khosrov king with the help of Constantine the Great. Khosrov crushed Bakur's rebellion and retook Arzanene and Armenian Mesopotamia. He then made peace wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsacid Dynasty Of Armenia
The Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni () in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia (with some interruptions) from 12 to 428 AD. The dynasty was a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. Arsacid kings reigned intermittently throughout the chaotic years following the fall of the Artaxiad dynasty until 62, when Tiridates I, brother of Parthian King Vologases I, secured Arsacid rule in Armenia as a client king of Rome. However, he did not succeed in establishing his line on the throne, and various princes of different Arsacid lineages ruled until the accession of Vologases II, who succeeded in establishing his own line on the Armenian throne, which ruled the kingdom until its abolishment by the Sasanian Empire in 428. Two of the most notable events under Arsacid rule in Armenian history were the conversion of Armenia to Christianity by Gregory the Illuminator and Tiridates III in the early 4th century and the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots in . In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Armenian Consorts
This is a list of Armenian royal consorts. Kingdom of Armenia Ancient Armenian queens * Rodogune of Persia, daughter of King Artaxerxes of Persia, wife of Orontes II * Antiochis, sister of Antiochus III the Great, wife of Xerxes * Satenik of the Alans, daughter of the king of the Alans, wife of Artaxias I *Cleopatra of Pontus, daughter of Mithridates VI of Pontus, wife of Tigranes II the Great * Erato of Armenia, half-sister and wife of Tigranes IV; also co-ruler *Zenobia, daughter of Mithridates of Armenia, and wife of Rhadamistus * Ashkhen, wife of Tiridates III of Armenia *Pharantzem, wife of Arsaces II (Arshak II) * Zarmandukht, wife of Papas (Pap); queen regent Bagratuni dynasty, 862–1045 Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Princess consort of Armenia, Lady of the Mountains Rubenid dynasty, 1080–1198 Queen consort or male consort of Armenia Rubenid dynasty, 1198–1252 Hethumid dynasty, 1252–1341 Lusignan dynasty, 1341–1375 See also * Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alania
Alania was a medieval kingdom of the Iranian Alans ( Proto-Ossetians) that flourished between the 9th–13th centuries in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the latter-day Circassia, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and modern North Ossetia–Alania. With its capital at Maghas, the location of which is still disputed, it became independent from the Khazars in the late 9th century. It was Christianized by a Byzantine missionary soon after, in the early 10th century. Reaching its peak in the 11th century, under the rule of King Durgulel, it profited from controlling a vital trade route through the Darial Pass. It maintained close relations not only with the Byzantine Empire but also the Kingdom of Georgia, as well as the small Dagestani kingdom of Sarir; the first two also employed Alan mercenaries, who were infamous horsemen. It was responsible for spreading Orthodox Christianity among neighbouring pagan peoples such as the Circassians and Vainakhs. The kingdom eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salome Of Armenia
Salome (, ka, სალომე; born sometime after 297, died about 361) was an Armenian princess from the Arsacid dynasty who was married into the Chosroid Dynasty of Iberia. She was a daughter of King Tiridates III of Armenia and Queen Ashkhen. She is known from the early medieval Georgian chronicle ''Life of Kings''. In Georgian tradition, she is referred to as Salome of Ujarma (სალომე უჯარმელი, ''salome ujarmeli'') after a castle where she is credited to have erected a cross. She has been canonized by the Armenian and Georgian churches. Local canonisations are recognised throughout the Orthodox Church. According to the genealogical reconstructions, Salome had a brother called Khosrov III and a sister, name unknown, who married St. Husik I, one of the earlier Catholicoi of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Biography Her birthplace in Armenia is unknown and little is known on her early life. Salome was born at an unknown date sometime after 297. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garni
Garni (), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is known for the nearby Garni Temple, classical temple. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 6,910. History The settlement is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartu, Urartian King Argishtis I of Urartu, Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably some time in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later, around the 1st century AD, the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia, and he and his family were assassinated there by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area and destroyed the temple. Monuments and landmarks G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecost
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christianity, Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day, Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, Holy Spirit upon the Apostles in the New Testament, Apostles of Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, and other followers of the Christ, while they were in Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period, Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). Pentecost marks the "Birthday of the Church". Pentecost is one of the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, a Liturgical calendar (Lutheran)#Festivals, Festival in the Lutheranism, Lutheran Churches, and a Principal Feast in the Anglican Communion. Many Christian denominations provide a special liturgy for this holy celebration. Since its date depends on the date of Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
