The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Pʼaren of Ashtishat
catholicos AD 348–352 (death unrecorded) · Catholicos of Armenia · Ashtishat → Vagharshapat, Armenia
The Nicene Age
Who Pʼaren of Ashtishat was
One of the catholicoi of Armenia in the century between Gregory the Illuminator and Sahak the Great. Successor of Husik and predecessor of Nerses the Great. The standard lists give him five years; the Epic Histories are the source. Everything known about him comes from fifth-century Armenian sources describing fourth-century events — late attestation, and the same footing on which the archive already holds Gregory, Trdat, Aristakes, Vrtanes, Husik and Nerses.
Named in the fifth-century Armenian sources only — late attestation for a fourth-century figure, on the same footing as Gregory, Trdat and Nerses in this archive.
Common questions
When did Pʼaren live?
Pʼaren of Ashtishat is dated catholicos AD 348–352 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Pʼaren in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Pʼaren?
Pʼaren of Ashtishat is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Pʼawstos Buzand. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Pʼaren from?
The archive associates Pʼaren of Ashtishat with Ashtishat, Vagharshapat, Armenia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Pʼaren’s contemporaries?
The archive links Pʼaren of Ashtishat to 3 other figures, including Nerses I the Great, Husik I of Armenia and Sahak I the Great. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Buzandaran Patmutʼiwnkʼ (The Epic Histories) passim — anonymous Armenian composition of the 470s
c. AD 475[Named in the Gregorid and Albianosid catholicoi succession preserved in the Epic Histories.]Pʼawstos Buzand · Epic Histories passim · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
Place
Places served
The 3 places the sources put Pʼaren, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.
- 1Ashtishat
- 2Vagharshapat
- 3Armeniaprovince only