Daniel I of Armenia

Daniel I of Armenia (Armenian: Դանիել Ա) was a Syrian who became Catholicos in Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church after the reign of four hereditary Parthian catholicoi (St. Gregory I the Enlightener, his son St. Aristaces I, St. Vrtanes I and St. Husik I. He ruled symbolically less than one year in 347 AD and was succeeded by Pharen I of Armenia of the Ashishatts Dynasty.

Daniel was an ethnic Syriac and a disciple of Gregory the Illuminator. After King Tiran ordered the death of Catholicos Husik, he requested Daniel to replace him. However, Daniel refused the appointment and accused the King of a lavish lifestyle. Angered by Daniel's response, the King ordered that Daniel should be strangled.[1]

Notes
  1. Dočkal 1940, p. 191.

References

Journals
  • Dočkal, Kamilo (1940). "Povijest Armenske crkve" [History of the Armenian Church]. Bogoslovska smotra (in Croatian). 28 (3): 182–192.
Preceded by
St. Husik I		 Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians
347		 Succeeded by
Pharen I of Armenia


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