Mkhitar Sebastatsi
Armenian Catholic monk and theologian (1676–1749) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mkhitar Sebastatsi (Armenian: Մխիթար Սեբաստացի), anglicized: Mekhitar of Sebaste, Italian: Mechitar (17 February 1676 – 27 April 1749) was an Armenian Catholic monk, scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order, which has been based on San Lazzaro island near Venice since 1717.
Quick Facts Servant of GodMekhitar of Sebaste C.M.V., Born ...
Mekhitar of Sebaste | |
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Born | 17 February 1676 Sebaste, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 27 April 1749 San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Republic of Venice |
Major shrine | Armenian Monastery of San Lazzaro, Venice, Italy |
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The Armenian historian Stepanos Nazarian described him as the "second Mesrop Mashtots".[1] The cause for his beatification was opened after his death; as such, he is termed a Servant of God.