Mkrtich Khrimian
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His Holiness Mkrtich I Khrimian Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians |
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Mkrtich I Khrimian
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| Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| See | Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin |
| Installed | 1892 |
| Term ended | 1907 |
| Predecessor | Mkrtich I Khrimian |
| Successor | Matteos of Constantinople |
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| Birth name | Mkrtich Khrimian |
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April 4, 1820 Van, Vilayet of Van, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 27, 1907 (aged 87) Etchmiadzin, Armenia |
| Buried | Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin |
Mkrtich Khrimian (Armenian: Մկրտիչ Խրիմեան; April 4, 1820 – October 27, 1907), also known as Khrimian Hayrik (Armenian: Խրիմեան Հայրիկ) and Mkrtich I Vanetsi (Mkrtich I of Van), was an Armenian religious and political leader. He served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (1869–1873), as Prelate of Van (1880–1885) and elected as Catholicos of All Armenians (1892–1907).
He devoted his life to the betterment of the Armenian people, especially the peasantry in Western Armenia. He was also a literary scholar, a writer and an editor.
Khrimian was born in Van on April 4, 1820. After receiving his primary education, he studied Grabar or classical Armenian as well as Armenology.
In 1854, he was ordained a priest and entered priesthood in the monastery of Aght'amar. In 1857 Khrimian became the head of Taron, the dean of Saint Karapet seminary. Being a progressivist, he was resented by his conservative brethren. So he left the monastery and gave himself to independent service.
Elsewhere, his sermons won him public admiration and affection among Armenians. Khrimian was known to be an excellent orator, his speeches full of color and emotion. Khrimian urged Armenian peasants to defend themselves against hostile Kurds. He was also successful in repealing illegal taxes imposed against Christian Armenians by the Ottoman government.
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