isaac the patriarch
1Isaac the Armenian — was an Exarch of Ravenna hailing from the Kamsarakan clan. The chronology of the Exarchate in this period is uncertain: either he succeeded Euselnus and served c. 625 644; he succeeded Eleutherius, and served 620 637.The Chronicle of Fredegar… …
2Isaac the Great, Saint — ▪ Armenian religious leader Armenian Sahak born c. 345 died , probably Sept. 7, 439, Ashtishat, Armenia; feast days two weeks before Lent and early in July celebrated catholicos, or spiritual head, of the Armenian Apostolic (Armenian… …
3Isaac the Great — (c. 350–440) Patriarch, Poet and Saint. Isaac was the son of the sixth Armenian Patriarch (Catholicos). He was educated at Constantinople, married, and, once widowed, became a monk. In 390, he himself became Catholicos and he negotiated the …
4The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
5Isaac of Armenia — • Catholicos or Patriarch of Armenia (338 439) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isaac of Armenia Isaac of Armenia † …
6ISAAC — (Heb. יִשְׂחָק ,יִצְחָק), son of abraham and sarah , second of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old (Gen. 21:5) and Sarah 90 (17:17), exactly a quarter of a century after the family had migrated… …
7Patriarch — • The word patriarch as applied to Biblical personages comes from the Septuagint version . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patriarch Patriarch …
8Isaac of Antioch — Isaac of Antioch, one of the stars of Syriac literature, is the reputed author of a large number of metrical homilies (The fullest list, by Gustav Bickell, contains 191 which are extant in MSS), many of which are distinguished by an originality… …
9Isaac of Seleucia — • Patriarch of the Persian Church, d. 410 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isaac of Seleucia Isaac of Seleucia † …
10Isaac of Armenia — Isaac of Armenia, or Sahak (338 – 439) was Catholicos (or Patriarch) of Armenia. He is sometimes known as Isaac the Great, and as Սահակ Պարթև/Sahak Parthev in Armenian, owing to his Parthian origin.He was son of the Christian Saint Narses and… …
