Doctor of the Church is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing.
Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010. Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkâri to the south, and Ağrı to the north. The capital is the city of Van. The majority of the province's population is Kurdish, and has a sizable Azerbaijani minority (Küresünni).
Vaspurakan was the eighth province of ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now called southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.
Ukhtanes of Sebastia was an Armenian historian and prelate.
Thomas J. Samuelian is an American-Armenian linguist and author of a number of books and articles in the field of Armenian language, literature, and history. He is currently Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, American University of Armenia.
Narek is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. In 1984, the town was named after Grigor Narekatsi. Narek was also a village in Western Armenia.
Narekavank was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.
The Diocese of Gougark, is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church encompassing the northern Lori Province of Armenia. It is named after the historic province of Gugark; the 13th province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The modern-day province of Lori was one of the cantons of historic Gugark. The diocesan headquarters are located in the city of Vanadzor. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Gregory of Narek Cathedral. Until December 2010, the churches of Tavush Province were under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Gougark, when the new Diocese of Tavush was founded by Catholicos Karekin II.
Narek Samveli Beglaryan is an Armenian football striker, who plays for Alashkert.
Narek Hakhnazaryan is an Armenian cellist who won the gold medal for cello at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Church of the Holy Mother of God, is a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 1767, during the reign of Catholicos Simeon I of Yerevan, on the remains of a 16th-century wooden church. It is located at the center of modern-day Vagharshapat, around 200 meters north of the walls of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Narek, an Armenian given name, alternatively Nareg in Western Armenian.
The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires in an eparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church for Argentina.
The Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris in parts of Latin America.
Head of State is an Armenian comedy written by Narek Margaryan and Sergey Sargsyan and directed by Hrant Yeritskinyan, starring Aram Mp3, Sati Janibekyan, Narek Margaryan, Sergey Sargsyan and David Tadevosyan. The film was completed in 2016 and, was released on April 1, 2016.
Narek Abgaryan is an Armenian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Diocese of Armavir, is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Armavir Province of Armenia. The name is derived from the historic city of Armavir which served as the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia between 331 and 210 BC.
Narek Aslanyan is an Armenian international footballer who plays for Pyunik, as a midfielder.
Saint Narek chapel is a chapel of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Vardenis village, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. The chapel was built in 2012 in the place known as the Narek of Papé. The chapel was anointed on 25 August 2012.
