He was a virtuous man of meek disposition. He made many improvements to Etchmiadzin during his reign and attempted to reunite his countrymen. He wrote to Pope Innocent XII professing submission to the Roman Catholic Church, for which shortly after Nahabed was expelled from Etchmiadzin by a bishop. This Bishop Stephen planned a coup and deposed the Catholicos, putting himself on the throne and reigning for 10 months, at which point the Armenian clergy seized him and restored Nahabed. Stephen's reign is not recognized as a pontifical reign because it was never recognized by other branches of the church as rules dictated needed to be done. Pope Innocent responded to the letter in 1696 with the gift of a papal throne, which is still on display in Etchmiadzin today. Nahabed again wrote of his submission to Rome, a move which inflamed the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople when he learned of these moves. Much turmoil followed there with the Patriarchate being usurped multiple times and leading to a division in the people. When Nahabed died there was still much confusion and turmoil amongst the people and so the pontificate stayed vacant for more than a year until Alexander of Julfa was called to the throne by general consent.
nahabed, armenia, catholicos, nahabed, edessa, armenian, Նահապետ, Եդեսացի, catholicos, armenian, apostolic, church, between, 1691, 1705, virtuous, meek, disposition, made, many, improvements, etchmiadzin, during, reign, attempted, reunite, countrymen, wrote, p. Catholicos Nahabed I of Edessa in Armenian Նահապետ Ա Եդեսացի was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1691 and 1705 He was a virtuous man of meek disposition He made many improvements to Etchmiadzin during his reign and attempted to reunite his countrymen He wrote to Pope Innocent XII professing submission to the Roman Catholic Church for which shortly after Nahabed was expelled from Etchmiadzin by a bishop This Bishop Stephen planned a coup and deposed the Catholicos putting himself on the throne and reigning for 10 months at which point the Armenian clergy seized him and restored Nahabed Stephen s reign is not recognized as a pontifical reign because it was never recognized by other branches of the church as rules dictated needed to be done Pope Innocent responded to the letter in 1696 with the gift of a papal throne which is still on display in Etchmiadzin today Nahabed again wrote of his submission to Rome a move which inflamed the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople when he learned of these moves Much turmoil followed there with the Patriarchate being usurped multiple times and leading to a division in the people When Nahabed died there was still much confusion and turmoil amongst the people and so the pontificate stayed vacant for more than a year until Alexander of Julfa was called to the throne by general consent Preceded byEliazar I of Armenia Catholicos of the Holy See of St Echmiadzin and All Armenians1691 1705 Succeeded byAlexander I of Armenia This biographical article about an Armenian religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a member of the Christian clergy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nahabed I of Armenia amp oldid 1181971752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
