Ashtshian Mesrop
Ashtshian Mesrop | |
Armenian: | Աշճյան Մեսրոպ |
Russian: | Ашчян Месроп |
Born: | 01.03.1941 Beirut, Lebanon |
Died: | 12.02.2003 New York, the USA |
Description: Religious, public figure, archbishop. |
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Biography
Was born on March 1, 1941 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Education
- In 1961 finished the seminary of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Antelias.
- In 1962 studied in Switzerland.
- In 1963 took a special priesthood training course in the US.
- In 1970 studied theology at the University of Bridgeon, New Jersey.
Work Activity
- In 1963 served in Paris.
- In 1964-1970 lectured in Antelias and Aleppo, was the inspector of the seminary and the director of Beirut National Martikian College.
- In 1973-1977 held the position of the leader of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Isfahan (New Julfa).
- In 1978-1998 held the position of the leader of the dioceses of eastern states of North America and Canada.
- Since 1978 issued the English magazine "Outrich".
- In 1984 became the spiritual counselor of the Knightly Society of Carinthia.
- Since 1992 was the president of the charitable, social and cultural organizations "Nerses the Great" and "Aram Manukyan".
- In 1996-2000 was the director of the office in Saint Etchmiadzin for the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity in Armenia.
- Since 2000 was the founder-director of "Mughni" publishing house.
Achievements
- In 1963 was ordained an archimandrite.
- In 1970 got the Master's Degree (for the study and English translation of "The Speech of Rumkale" by Nerses Lambronatsi).
- In 1970 got the second Master's Degree.
- In 1977 was ordained a bishop.
- In 2001 became an honored Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Other
- During the 20-year history of Mesrop Ashtshian's rule, 13 churches were consecrated, 4 colleges were opened, more than 60 religious and historical books (Armenian, English) were published.
- In 1993 the fund of the primacy was created by the efforts of Mesrop Ashtshian.
- Mesrop Ashtshian is the author of theological, armenological, ethical literary and public-language studies in Armenian and English.
Videos
Bibliography
- Աշճյան Մ., Կեանքի և հաւատքի էջեր, Նյու Յորք, 1993:
- Աշճյան Մ., Հանդիպումներ, Նյու Յորք, 1993:
- Աշճյան Մ., Էջեր հայ եկեղեցւոյ պատմութենէն, 2 հրտ., Ե., 1994:
- Աշճյան Մ., Լուսաւորչի լոյս նշխարները, էջմիածին, 2000:
- Աշճյան Մ., Պահն ու յաւերժութիւնը, Երևան, 2002:
- Աշճյան Մ., Արագահաս Սուրբ Սւսրգիս, Երևան, 2002:
- Ashtshyan M., Armenian Church Patristic and other Essays, N. Y., 1994.
- Ashtshyan M., The Catholicosi of Etchmiadzin, N. Y., 1995.
See also
- Ով ով է.հայեր(կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ.,Հ.1,Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան,2005:
- В Армении почтили память архиепископа Месропа Ашчяна, первого декана факультета теологии Ереванского госуниверситета.