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Elishe (, , 410 – 475) was an Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War, a history of the fifth-century Armenian revolt led by Vardan Mamikonian against the suppression of Christianity under Sassanid Iranian rule.

Person · Open Library

Died
480
Works
19

Top works

  • History of Vardan and the Armenian war
  • History of Vardan and the Armenian War
  • Patmutʻiwn nahatakute. sbtsʻ. Vardananatsʻ, ev Ghevondantsʻ Kʻahanayitsʻ
  • Eghishēi Vardapeti vasn Vardanay ew Hayotsʻ paterazmin
  • Eghishē = Yeghisheh

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Origin
Armenia

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Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Elishe
Saint.birth_date
410
Saint.death_date
475
Saint.image
File:Moscow Armenian cathedral Yeghishe.jpg
Saint.imagesize
290px
Saint.alt
Yeghishe in Armenian Cathedral
Saint.caption
A relief of Yeghishe at theArmenian Cathedral of Moscow.
Saint.venerated_in
Armenian Apostolic ChurchArmenian Catholic Church
Saint.titles
Vardapet (Doctor of the Church)
Person.name
Elishe
Person.known_for
History of Vardan and the Armenian War
Person.title
Doctor of the Church
Person.occupation
Historian

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Encyclopedic overview

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Elishe (, , 410 &ndash; 475) was an Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War, a history of the fifth-century Armenian revolt led by Vardan Mamikonian against the suppression of Christianity under Sassanid Iranian rule.

==Life== According to ancient and medieval sources that have trickled down to historians, Elishe was one of the younger pupils of Sahak Partev and Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. In 434, he, along with several other students, were sent to Alexandria to study Greek, Syriac and the liberal arts. He returned to Armenia in 441 and entered into military service, serving as a soldier or secretary to Vardan Mamikonian. He took part in the war of religious independence (449–451) against the Persian king Yazdegerd II.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yeghishe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.