Grigor Lusavorich

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Grigor Lusavorich, better known as Gregory the Illuminator, is revered as the patron saint and founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church who converted Armenia to Christianity in the early 4th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Grigor Lusavorich canonical 2
Sourb Grigor Lusavorich 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian Apostolic Church saint ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
founder of religious institution ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Christianization of Armenia ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Etchmiadzin ⓘ
Khor Virap ⓘ
Vagharshapat ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Beirut ⓘ
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan ⓘ
commemoratedIn Armenian liturgy ⓘ
conversionResult adoption of Christianity as state religion of Armenia ⓘ
converted Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
countryOfActivity Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
feastDay September 30 ⓘ
various dates in Armenian liturgical calendar ⓘ
founderOf Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
hasLegacy establishment of Armenia as first officially Christian state ⓘ
hasName Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
Grigor Lusavorich ⓘ
Saint Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
Sourb Grigor Lusavorich ⓘ
linked to: Grigor Lusavorich
honorificTitle Illuminator of Armenia ⓘ
Saint ⓘ
languageOfName Armenian ⓘ
meaningOfEpithet Illuminator refers to bringing the light of Christianity to Armenia ⓘ
nationality Armenian ⓘ
notableFor converting Armenia to Christianity ⓘ
founding the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
serving as first Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ
patronSaintOf Armenia ⓘ
Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
placeOfBurial Thaddeus and Bartholomew Cathedral, Etchmiadzin (traditional) ⓘ
positionHeld Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ
head of the Armenian Church ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
roleInChristianHistory pioneer of state adoption of Christianity ⓘ
titleInArmenian Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ ⓘ
tradition Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gregory the Illuminator → alsoKnownAs → Grigor Lusavorich ⓘ
Grigor Lusavorich → hasName → Grigor Lusavorich ⓘ
Grigor Lusavorich → hasName → Sourb Grigor Lusavorich ⓘ
linked to: Grigor Lusavorich