Tiridates III of Armenia
King of Armenia and Saint
Feast: 30 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Tiridates III (c. 250s – c. 330), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from c. 298 to c. 330. In the early 4th century (301, according to tradition) Tiridates adopted Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, thus making the Kingdom of Armenia the first state to officially embrace Christianity.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ashkhen Saint Spouse“Ashkhen (Armenian: Աշխէն, flourished second half of the 3rd century & first half of the 4th century) was the Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia.” — Wikipedia
- Khosrovidukht Saint Brother or sister“Her only known sibling was her brother Tiridates III of Armenia who ruled Armenia from 287 to 330.” — Wikipedia
- St. Aristaces I Saint“Around 325, when Gregory wished to give up the Catholicosate in favor of a life as a hermit, King Tiridates III of Armenia sent for Aristaces and his brother Vrtanes and had them brought to Armenia to take over leadership of the Church.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q172520 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Tiridates III of Armenia (CC BY-SA)
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