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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Aristakēs I, Katholikos of Armenia

Saint ID

S00836

Reported Death Not Before

325

Reported Death Not After

333

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00121Movsēs Xorenac'i's History of Armenia (2.91) recounts the final days and death of *Gregory the Illuminator (converter of Armenia, S00251), the recovery of his relics, and their burial in the village of T'ordan. Written in Armenian and traditionally considered a 5th c. text, but probably of the early 8th c.