Nerses V

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There was also a Caucasian Albanian anti-Catholicos Nerses V , who ruled in 1706–1736.

His Holiness
Nerses V
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians

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Nerses V Ashtaraketsi, by H. Hovnatanian.
Church Armenian Apostolic Church
See Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Installed 1843
Term ended 1857
Predecessor John VIII
Successor Matthew I
Personal details
Birth name Toros Harutyuni Shahazizyan (Թորոս Հարությունի Շահազիզյան)
Born 1770
Ashtarak
Died February 13, 1857 (age 86)
Ejmiatsin, Armenia
Buried Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
Nationality Armenian

Nerses V (Armenian : Ներսես Ե Աշտարակեցի, Armenian pronunciation:  [nɛɾsɛs jɛ aʃtaɾakɛtsʰi] ) (1770 – February 13, 1857), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1843 and 1857. Previously, he served as the leader of Diocese of Georgia from 1811 to 1830, the leader of the Diocese of Bessarabia and Nor Nakhichevan from 1830 to 1843.

Armenian language Indo-European language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken primarily by Armenians. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically being spoken throughout the Armenian Highlands, today, Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots.

Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient Greek καθολικός, pl. καθολικοί, derived from καθ' ὅλου from κατά and ὅλος, meaning "concerning the whole, universal, general"; it originally designated a financial or civil office in the Roman Empire. The name of the Catholic Church comes from the same word.

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Nerses V is buried near Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral Cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. According to scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.

Preceded by
John VIII of Armenia 		Catholicoi of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and All Armenians
1843–1857 		Succeeded by
Matthew I of Armenia

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