Saint Gregory the Illuminator

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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