Book/Printed Material Girkʻ patmutʻeantsʻ erkrin Tarōnoy
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Title
- Girkʻ patmutʻeantsʻ erkrin Tarōnoy
Summary
- The arrival of the relics of Surb Karapet (The Holy Precursor, John the Baptist) in Armenia figures prominently in the conversion narrative of the Armenians. Girkʻ patmutʻeantsʻ erkrin Tarōnoy (The history of Taron) purports to be a fourth-century history of the Christianization of Armenia, narrated in two parts. The first deals with the relics of Saint John the Baptist and their disposition. The second is concerned with events in and around the Monastery of Saint John the Karapet in Mush (in present-day Turkey) and the heroic battles fought against invading Persian troops in the region. The work probably was composed between the tenth and 12th centuries (the first page says 1157) to give both legitimacy and primacy to the monastery, which claimed to have significant portions of the relics of Saint John the Baptist. Presented here is the first published edition of the history. The first page of the book includes an illustration with Saint Gregory the Illuminator (circa 240-circa 332), the bishop credited with the conversion of Greater Armenia and the first Katholikos (or Catholikos), the head of the Armenian Church. He is pictured across from the beginning of the main text (page 11 of this presentation) and alongside decorative devices taken from the established manuscript tradition. World Digital Library.
Names
- Zenob Glak
Created / Published
- [Kostnupōlis.] : [I Tparani Grigori Marsěwanetsʻwoy], 1157, i.e. 1719.
Headings
- - Armenia--History
- - Muş İli (Turkey)--History
Notes
- - Near East Cage.
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- 182, 185 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DS51.M8 Z46 1719
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2001419782
Online Format
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