Agathangelos
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Agathangelos was a 5th-century Armenian historian traditionally credited with writing the foundational account of Armenia’s conversion to Christianity and the life of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronicler
ⓘ
historian ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Armenian Apostolic Church
NERFINISHED
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Christianization of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedRole | secretary of King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
ecclesiastical history
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hagiography ⓘ royal chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | important source for early Armenian church history ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Armenian historiography
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medieval Armenian hagiographical tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Armenian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gregory the Illuminator
NERFINISHED
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Tiridates III of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ conversion of Armenia to Christianity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Account of the Conversion of Armenia
NERFINISHED
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History of the Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Saint Gregory the Illuminator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
ⓘ
historian ⓘ |
| region |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on authorship and dating
ⓘ
textual criticism by modern scholars ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWith |
writing the foundational account of Armenia’s conversion to Christianity
ⓘ
writing the life of Saint Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ |
| usedBy |
church tradition in Armenia
ⓘ
medieval Armenian historians ⓘ |
| workDescribes |
adoption of Christianity as state religion of Armenia
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miraculous healing and conversion of Tiridates III ⓘ mission and miracles of Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ persecution of Christians under King Tiridates III ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | Armenian manuscripts ⓘ |
| workSetting |
court of Tiridates III
NERFINISHED
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early 4th-century Armenia ⓘ |
| workTranslatedInto |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
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