St. Gregory the Illuminator

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Gregory_the_Illuminator
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:missionary
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Apostle_of_Armenia
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:King_Tiridates_III_of_Armenia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:King_Tiridates_III
conversion of Armenia
gptkbp:birthDate c. 257
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Thortan,_Armenia
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:children gptkb:Vrtanes
gptkb:St._Aristaces
gptkbp:deathDate c. 331
gptkbp:father gptkb:Anak_the_Parthian
gptkbp:feastDay September 30
March 23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Gregory the Illuminator
gptkbp:knownFor converting Armenia to Christianity
gptkbp:legacy established Armenian Church hierarchy
patron saint of Armenia
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Illuminator_Cathedral,_Yerevan
gptkb:Etchmiadzin_Cathedral
gptkbp:nationality Armenian
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Armenia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:title First Catholicos of All Armenians
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catholicos_of_All_Armenians_(Armenian_Apostolic_Church)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5