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Red Monastery Of Kaysun
The Red Monastery of Kaysun (arm. Karmir Vank), also Monastery of Julian, was a Syriac Orthodox and later Armenian monastery in Kaysun (modern Çakırhüyük, Turkey). History Syriac period The Red Monastery (''Dairā Sumaqtā'') was first mentioned as a Syriac Orthodox monastery between 1014 and 1028. Several Syriac bishops such as Theodosios, metropolit of Damascus, or Yohannan, bishop of Kaysun, came from the monastery. Armenian period At the end of the eleventh century, the region had come under control of the Armenian Kogh Vasil Kogh Vasil, or Vasil the Robber (; died on 12 October 1112), was the Armenian ruler of Raban and Kaisun at the time of the First Crusade. Biography Origins The father of Kogh Vasil was the brigand leader Łazarik (Ghazar, i.e. Lazarus), called ..., whose wife, together with a vassal of Kogh, Kurtig, seems to have evicted the Syriac monks and granted it to Armenian monks. The monastery later also became the burial place of Kogh Vasil and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The church upholds the Miaphysitism, Miaphysite doctrine in Christology and employs the Liturgy of Saint James, associated with James, brother of Jesus, James the Just. Classical Syriac is the official and liturgical language of the church. The supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the patriarch of Antioch, a bishop who, according to sacred tradition, continues the leadership passed down from Saint Peter. Since 2014, Ignatius Aphrem II has served as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Syriac Orthodox Antiochian patriarch. The Domus Aurea (Antioch), Great Church of Antioch was the patriarchal seat and the headquarters of the church until , after which Severus of Antioch had to flee to Alexandria, Egypt. After the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic Church, belongs to the Armenian Rite. The Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia was the first state in history to adopt Christianity as its official religion (under the Armenian Apostolic traditions) during the rule of Tiridates III of Armenia, King Tiridates III, of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century. According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew the Apostle, Bartholomew and Jude the Apostle, Thaddeus (Jude) in the 1st century. St. Gregory the Illuminator was the first official primate (bishop), primate of the church. It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church or Armenian Gregorian Church. The Armenian Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çakırhüyük, Besni
Çakırhüyük (formerly known as ''Kaysun'' or Armenian language, Armenian: ''K'esun'') is a town (''belde'') and municipality in the Besni District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,210 (2021). The settlements of Abımıstık, Boybeypınarı, Köprübaşı, Levzin and Yeşilova are attached to the town. Abımıstık and Levzin are populated by Kurds of the Reşwan (tribe), Reşwan tribe. History Antiquity In Roman times, the town was known as ''Kessos'' and was situated on the road that led from ''Germanicea'' (modern Marash) to Samosata. Early Medieval period The town was conquered by the invading Arabs in the seventh century. In the ninth and tenth centuries, the town of Kaysun was part of the Abbasid province of Al-Jazira (caliphal province), Al-Jazira. In the early ninth century, while Dionysius of Tel Mahre was the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Syriac Orthodox patriarch and a certain Theodoros bishop of Kaysun, the famous monastery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Bishop
In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the bishop of the chief city of a historical Roman province, whose authority in relation to the other bishops of the province was recognized by the First Council of Nicaea (AD 325). The bishop of the provincial capital, the metropolitan, enjoyed certain rights over other bishops in the province, later called "suffragan bishops". The term ''metropolitan'' may refer in a similar sense to the bishop of the chief episcopal see (the "metropolitan see") of an ecclesiastical province. The head of such a metropolitan see has the rank of archbishop and is therefore called the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province. Metropolitan (arch)bishops preside over synods of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogh Vasil
Kogh Vasil, or Vasil the Robber (; died on 12 October 1112), was the Armenian ruler of Raban and Kaisun at the time of the First Crusade. Biography Origins The father of Kogh Vasil was the brigand leader Łazarik (Ghazar, i.e. Lazarus), called the "red-haired dog", who was first mentioned in an epistle of Grigor Magistros to the Syrian Patriarch in 1058. Bar Hebraeus and Michael the Syrian mention that around the same time, the clan of Ghazarik had established itself in Claudia and Qubbos on the Euphrates from where they pillaged local monasteries such as the Mor Bar Sauma Monastery. They eventually retreated upon the Seljuq invasions in the Melitene territory into the mountains in August 1066. Establishment of dominion Philaretos Brachamios, the ruler of an Armenian principality centered around Antioch, Edessa and Marash, gave Kogh Vasil the fortress of Kaisun. After the death of Philaretos, he gained control over several other places such as Hromgla, Raban, Tall Bashar a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaz (notation)
Khaz () is an Armenian neume, one of a set of special signs (plural: khaz or khazes) constituting the traditional system of musical notation Musical notation is any system used to visually represent music. Systems of notation generally represent the elements of a piece of music that are considered important for its performance in the context of a given musical tradition. The proce ... that has been used to transcribe religious Armenian music since the 8th century. During the medieval period, the monasteries of Ark'akaghin, Drazark, Karmir Vank and Skevra became famous centers of ''manrousoumn'', the study of church songs, melodies and the khaz notation. Առանձնատրոպ.svg Բազմեղանակ.svg Բենկորճ.svg Բութ.svg Դող.svg Երկար.svg Զարկ.svg Էկորճ.svg Թագատրոպ.svg Թաշտ.svg Թուր.svg Խածբեկ.svg Խածլէ.svg Խաղ.svg Խոսրովային.svg Խում.svg Խունճ.svg Ծանրատրոպ.svg Ծնկներ.svg Ծ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigor III Pahlavuni
Grigor III Pahlavuni (; also Catholicos Grigor III Pahlavuni or Gregory III of Cilicia) ( 1093–1166) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1113 to 1166. Biography Election as Catholicos Grigor was consecrated as Catholicos around 1113/14 at the monastery of Karmir Vank in the vicinity of Kaysun where he had been brought by his maternal granduncle Grigor II. Grigor III held office as catholicos for a little more than fifty years, and his younger brother Nerses assisted him greatly during this time. Pahlavuni was able to maintain peace within the Cilician Kingdom and the catholicosate during a time of instability due to raids from foreign invaders. Reunification talks with the Catholic Church In November 1139 he participated together with his brother Nerses in the legatine council convened by the papal legate Alberic of Ostia in the cathedral of Antioch. After that, Grigor continued with Alberic on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Here he attended another s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerses IV The Gracious
Nerses IV the Gracious (; also Nerses Shnorhali, Nerses of Kla or Saint Nerses the Graceful; 1102 – 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia from 1166 to 1173. During his time as a bishop and, later, as Catholicos of All Armenians, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Church, Nerses worked to bring about reconciliation with the Eastern Orthodox Church and convened a council with emissaries selected by the List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor himself to discuss how they might be able to reunite the two churches. The terms the emperor offered were, however, unacceptable to both Nerses and the Armenian Church, and the negotiations collapsed. Nerses is remembered as a Theology, theologian, poet, writer and hymn composer. He has been called "the François Fénelon, Fénelon of Armenia" for his efforts to draw the Armenian church out of isolation, and has been recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, which holds his feast on August 13, and by the Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melik Mehmed Gazi
Melik Mehmed () or Muhammad Ghazi, (died 1142) was the fourth ruler of the Danishmendids. Life Early Life Mehmed was one of the sons of the Danishmendid Emir Gazi. During his father's reign, Mehmed served under his father in various military campaigns, first appearing in 1124 when the young Mehmed captured the important city Melitene on his father's behalf. In 1127, Mehmed was himself captured by the Armenian prince Thoros and the Seljuk prince Arab, who imprisoned Mehmed at his capital of Ankara before his father took the city in a siege, freeing Mehmed. Reign Mehmed later succeeded his father as melik (''king'') upon the latter's death in 1134, but was soon beset by revolts from his two brothers Yaghi and Ayn al-Dawla. Sensing weakness, the Roman emperor John II Komnenos campaigned against Mehmed in the winter of 1135 and captured the city of Kastamon, but Mehmed was able to prevent any further losses by persuading his brother-in-law the Sultan of Iconium Mesud I to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Christian Monasteries In Turkey
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Orthodox Monasteries In Turkey
Syriac may refer to: * Suret, a Neo-Aramaic language * Syriac alphabet, a writing system primarily used to write the Syriac language ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Syriac Christianity, a branch of Eastern Christianity * Syriac language, an Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect * Syriac literature, literature in the Syriac language * Syriac studies, the study of the Syriac language and Syriac Christianity * Syriacs (term), term used as designations for Syriac Christians * Syriac people, another term for Assyrian people See also * * Syriac Rite * Syrian (other) Syrian people or Syrians are the majority inhabitants or citizens of Syria. Syrian may also refer to: People * Syrian diaspora, Syrian emigrants and their descendants living outside of Syria, as either immigrants or refugees * Native inhabitant ... * Syria (other) * Suriyani {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Monasteries Established In The 11th Century
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term '' mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
