The Tzads ( hy, Tzadn) were a
Christian
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community, most likely of
Armenian origin. These were members of the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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who converted to the official
Orthodox faith of
Caucasian Iberia, which upheld the decrees of the
Council of Chalcedon
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They are attested and their society described in details in the work by the tenth-century Armenian chronicler
Ukhtanes of Sebastia (c. 935-1000).
References
Armenian Apostolic Christians
Medieval Georgia (country)
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