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Zaven I
Zaven I () was a catholicos of the 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 .... He reigned from 377 to 381 AD and second of three catholicoi from the Albaniosid Dynasty. Catholicoi of Armenia 4th-century archbishops 4th-century Armenian bishops {{Armenia-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaven I Der Yeghiayan Of Constantinople
Zaven () is an Armenian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Zaven I, 4th-century catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Zaven I Der Yeghiayan of Constantinople (1868–1947), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople * Zaven Badoyan (born 1989), Armenian football player * Zaven Collins (born 1999), American football player * Zaven Khatchaturian, neuroscientist and Alzheimer's disease researcher * Zaven Andriasian (born 1989), Armenian chess Grandmaster * Zaven Yaralian (born 1952), American football coach * Zaven Paré (born 1961), French new media artist * Zaven Biberyan (1921–1984), Turkish writer, editor, and author of Armenian descent * Zaven Kouyoumdjian (born 1970), Lebanese talk show host, producer and television personality * Zaven Almazyan (1950–1973), Soviet serial killer and rapist * Leon Zaven Surmelian (1905–1955), Armenian-American author {{given name Armenian given names Armenian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholicos
A catholicos (plural: catholicoi) is 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 ( ), 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 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 Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East, the heads of which are known as catholicos-patriarchs. In the Armen ... [...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] |
Sahak I
Sahak I () was a catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the first of several catholicoi during the Albaniosid Dynasty in fourth century. According to Faustus of Byzantium, a popular assembly selected Sahak I as the successor of Pharen I of Armenia Pharen I of Armenia () was the 17th Catholicos-Patriarch of the 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 ... after Pharen's death. ''Awags'' of the prince of Gardmanac'jor and ten other ''nakharars'' accompanied Sahak I to Caesarea in Cappadocia. There bishops ordained Sahak I as catholicos of Greater Armenia. Sahak I followed Pharen's work, but the king Tiran, the ''naxarars'' and the princes did not take his advice. During the reign of Arshak II, Saint Nerses I the Great replaced Sahak I. However, according to the '' History of the Armenians'' of Movses Khorenatsi, Sahak I succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Catholicoi Of Armenia
This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians (), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (). To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church. Catholicoi of Armenia ''(Name in English, name in Armenian, dates)'' Apostolic era Sophene era First Echmiadzin era (301–452) Arsacid dynasty (from 301 to 428 the episcopal office is hereditary) * St. Gregory I the Illuminator (301–325) -- Սբ. Գրիգոր Ա Պարթև (Լուսավորիչ) * St. Aristaces I (325–333) -- Սբ. Արիստակես Ա Պարթև * St. Vrtanes I (333–341) -- Սբ. Վրթանես Ա Պարթև * St. Husik I (341–347) -- Սբ. Հուսիկ Ա Պարթև Assyrian descent * Daniel I of Armenia (347) -- Դանիել Ա Ashishatts dynasty * Pharen I of Armenia (348–352) -- Փառեն Ա Աշտիշատցի Arsacid dynasty * St. Nerses I the Great (353–373) -- Սբ. Ներսես Ա Մեծ (Պարթև) Albaniosid dynasty * Sahak I (373–377) -- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspuraces I
Aspuraces I () was a catholicos of the 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 .... He reigned from 381 to 386 AD and third of three catholicoi from the Albaniosid Dynasty. Catholicoi of Armenia 4th-century Armenian bishops {{Armenia-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholicoi Of Armenia
The Catholicos of All Armenians () is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora. The Armenian Catholicos (plural Catholicoi) is also known as the Armenian Pontiff (Վեհափառ, ''Vehapar'' or Վեհափառ Հայրապետ, ''Vehapar Hayrapet'') and by other titles. According to tradition, the apostles Saint Thaddeus and Saint Bartholomew brought Christianity to Armenia in the first century. Saint Gregory the Illuminator became the first Catholicos of All Armenians following the nation's adoption of Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD. The seat of the Catholicos, and the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, is the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, located in the city of Vagharshapat. The Armenian Apostolic Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox communion. This communion includes the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Ethiopian Orthodox T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th-century Archbishops
The 4th century was the time period from 301 CE (represented by the Roman numerals CCCI) to 400 CE (CD) in accordance with the Julian calendar. In the West, the early part of the century was shaped by Constantine the Great, who became the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. Gaining sole reign of the empire, he is also noted for re-establishing a single imperial capital, choosing the site of ancient Byzantium in 330 (over the current capitals, which had effectively been changed by Diocletian's reforms to Milan in the West, and Nicomedeia in the East) to build the city soon called Nova Roma (New Rome); it was later renamed Constantinople in his honor. The last emperor to control both the eastern and western halves of the empire was Theodosius I. As the century progressed after his death, it became increasingly apparent that the empire had changed in many ways since the time of Augustus. The two-emperor system originally established by Diocletian in the previous century fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
