Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Geography & dioceses States, regions and cities

Aštišad

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AŠTIŠAD. - Ancient city of Armenia, in the province of Duruperan, on the Arazani, a tributary of the Euphrates, very famous in pagan antiquity as a sacred city; it was the center of the cults of the deities of pre-Christian Armenia, whence the name: afd, šad "city of reconciliation." Even in Christian Armenia A. maintained its foremost place as the center of the cult of the new true religion; there the first church of Christian Armenia was built, through the work of St. Gregory the Illuminator. A. was also famous for its great sanctuaries.

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BIBL.: L. Ingigian, Topografia dell'Armenia antica, Venice 1822, pp. 92-96; S. Eprikian, Diz. geogr. dell'Armenia, ibid. 1902, pp. 224-27.

Serafino Akelian

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), coll. 226–227.

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Akelian, Serafino. “AŠTiŠAd.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 226–227. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/astisad.

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Akelian, Serafino. “AŠTiŠAd.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 226–227. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/astisad.

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@incollection{ec2_astisad,
  author    = {Akelian, Serafino},
  title     = {AŠTiŠAd},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {226--227},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/astisad}
}

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