Kirakos (), also spelled Giragos or Guiragos in
Western Armenian
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, is an Armenian
given name
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derived from the Greek
Cyriacus
Cyriacus (, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom ...
. It may refer to:
Kirakos
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Kirakos Gandzaketsi
Kirakos Gandzaketsi (; c. 1200/1202–1271) was an Armenian historian of the 13th century S. Peter Cowe. Kirakos Ganjakec'i or Arewelc'i // Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History / Edited by David Thomas & Alex Mallet. — BRILL, 2 ...
(c. 1200/1202–1271), Armenian historian of the 13th century and author of the ''History of Armenia''
*Kirakos (Giragos) I Virapetsi of Armenia, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1441–1443) residing as first Catholicos of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and All Armenians. See
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*Kirakos I of Cilicia, Catholicos of the
Holy See of Cilicia
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(1797–1822). See
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*Kirakos II of Cilicia, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia (1855–1866) See
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Giragos
*Giragos (coadjutor) to Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Krikor III (13th century). See
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*Giragos I of Constantinople, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (1641–1642). See
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*Giragos I of Jerusalem, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem (1846–1850). See
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Guiragos
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Guiragos, Lebanese football player of Armenian origin
See also
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St. Giragos Armenian Church
The Church of St. Giragos ( Saint Cyricus) or Surp Giragos Church is a historic Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East. The church was confiscated by the Turkish government in 2016. ...
, an Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Kirakosik, literally small Kirakos, an earlier name of
Ashotavan
Ashotavan () is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Etymology
The village was previously known as ''Aghk’end'', ''T’azak’end'', ''Khnok'' and ''Kirakosik''.
Demographics
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, a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
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Kirakosyan, disambiguation
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Cyriacus
Cyriacus (, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom ...
, disambiguation
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