Back Isak van Armenië Afrikaans إسحاق الأرمني Arabic Sant Sahak Catalan Sahak Velký Czech Isaak der Große German Sahak la 1-a Esperanto Isaac de Armenia Spanish ساهاک پارتو Persian Sahak Ier Parthev French Örmény Izsák Hungarian
Isaac of Armenia Սահակ Պարթեւ | |
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 Portrait by Stepanos Nersissian | |
| Catholicos of All Armenians | |
| Born | c. 350 |
| Died | c. 438 |
| Venerated in | Armenian Apostolic Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 8 September[1] or the Thursday after the third Sunday after Assumption (Roman Catholic Church)[2] Saturday preceding the penultimate Sunday before Lent (Armenian Apostolic Church) |
Isaac or Sahak of Armenia (c. 350 – c. 438) was the catholicos (or patriarch) of the Armenian Church from c. 387 until c. 438. He is sometimes known as Isaac the Great or Sahak the Parthian (Armenian: Սահակ Պարթեւ, Sahak Part῾ew) in reference to his father's Parthian origin. He was the last Armenian patriarch who was directly descended from Gregory the Illuminator, who converted the Kingdom of Armenia to Christianity in the early fourth century and became the first head of the Armenian Church. He supported Mesrop Mashtots in the creation of the Armenian alphabet and personally participated in the translation of the Bible into Armenian.
- ^ "Saint Isaac the Great". CatholicSaints.Info. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Setian 2003, p. 590.