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John VI of Draskhanakert

GIOVANNI VI DI DRASKHANAKERT

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Also known as: Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi, Hovhannes VI, Yovhannes Draskhanakerttsi, Yovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i

JOHN VI OF DRASKHANAKERT. - Famous katholikós of the Armenian Church, from 898 to 925. He governed the see very wisely during a period of grave persecutions at the hands of the Arab rulers. He witnessed the martyrdom of King Sembat Bagratuni, and of numerous other Armenian princes and faithful. G. himself, taken prisoner twice, and tortured, managed to escape. He wrote a history of Armenia, a precious and interesting work particularly in the second part, where as an eyewitness he describes the events of his time.

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BIBL.: M. Ciamcian, Storia (in Armenian), II, Venice 1785; G. Katholikos, Storia, trans. by S. Martin, Paris 1841; T. Arzuni, Storia, trans. by Brosset, St. Petersburg 1874.

Serafino Akelian

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), coll. 555–556.

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Akelian, Serafino. “Giovanni VI di Draskhanakert.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 555–556. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-vi-di-draskhanakert.

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Akelian, Serafino. “Giovanni VI di Draskhanakert.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 555–556. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-vi-di-draskhanakert.

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  author    = {Akelian, Serafino},
  title     = {Giovanni VI di Draskhanakert},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {555--556},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-vi-di-draskhanakert}
}

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