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St. Vrtanes I
Catholicio of Armenia
SaintPre-congregation
Born
285
Died
342
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Vrtanes also known Saint Vrtanes (Armenian: Սբ. Վրթանէս Ա. Պարթև) was the 14th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church serving from 333 until his death in 341. He was the son of Julitta (or Mariam) of Armenia and Gregory the Illuminator.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Grigoris Saint Child
- St. Aristaces I Saint Brother or sister“Aristaces I.” — Wikipedia
- St. Husik I Saint Child“He was the son of Vrtanes I, his predecessor as patriarch, and the grandson of Gregory the Illuminator, the founder of the Armenian Church.” — Wikipedia
- Gregory I Saint“Gregory I the Illuminator by his wife Miriam and his younger brother was St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q1381913 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — St. Vrtanes I (CC BY-SA)
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