John David (archbishop of Edessa)

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John David was the Armenian Catholic archbishop of Edessa from 1343. He was a member of the Order of Friars Unitors of Armenia and a monk at the famous church of Zorzor. (The exact location of Zorzor is unknown; it may be the monastery of Saint Thaddeus in present-day Iran.) [1]

John David's predecessor, Martin, also a Unitor, died in 1342 while visiting the Avignonese curia. Pope Clement VI appointed John David to succeed him on 30 May 1343. [2] [3]

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References

  1. James D. Ryan, "Toleration Denied: Armenia Between East and West in the Era of the Crusades", in Michael Gervers and James M. Powell, eds., Tolerance and Intolerance: Social Conflict in the Age of the Crusades (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2001), p. 63 and nn.
  2. P. N. R. Zutshi, "Collective Indulgences from Rome and Avignon in English Collections", in Michael J. Franklin and Christopher Harper-Bill, eds., Medieval Ecclesiastical Studies: In Honour of Dorothy M. Owen, Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, 7 (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1995), p. 291.
  3. Jean Richard, La papauté et les mission d'Orient au Moyen Âge (XIIIe-XVe siècles), Collection de l'École Française de Rome, 33 (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1977), p. 220.