Saint Gregory the Illuminator

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:missionary
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:appointedAsBishop by Leontius of Caesarea
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Tiridates_III_of_Armenia
gptkbp:birthDate c. 257
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:children gptkb:Saint_Aristaces
gptkb:Vrtanes
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Athens
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Baku
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Buenos_Aires
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Cairo
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Glendale,_California
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Istanbul
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Jerusalem
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Kolkata
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_London
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Montreal
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_New_York_City
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Paris
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Singapore
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Sydney
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Tbilisi
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Toronto
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Church,_Yerevan
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:King_Tiridates_III_of_Armenia
gptkb:Armenian_people
gptkbp:deathDate c. 331
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Daranali,_Armenia
gptkbp:father gptkb:Anak_the_Parthian
gptkbp:feastDay September 30
March 23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Gregory the Illuminator
gptkbp:legacy established Christianity as state religion in Armenia
first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Cathedral,_Yerevan
gptkb:Echmiadzin_Cathedral
gptkbp:nationality Armenian
gptkbp:notableFor converting Armenia to Christianity
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Armenia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Saint_Aristaces
gptkbp:title gptkb:Apostle_of_Armenia
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:saint
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5