Nerses II Varzhapetian
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Nerses Varzhapetian (Armenian: Ներսէս Բ Վարժապետեան Կոստանդնուպոլսեցի) served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople between 1874 and 1884. He oversaw the church during the Russo-Turkish War. In the aftermath of the war, he strove to convince the Sultanate that the Ottoman Armenians were still loyal to the state and that they were not trying to achieve national independence.[1]
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Catholicos Nerses II Varzhapetian | |
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Catholicos of All Armenians | |
Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
See | Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople |
Installed | 1874 |
Term ended | 1884 |
Predecessor | Mkrtich Khrimian |
Successor | Harutiun I |
Personal details | |
Born | Nerses Varzhapetian 1837 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1884 |
Nationality | Armenian Ottoman subject |
Occupation | Priest |
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