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Nerses the Great: Armenia's Patriarch Who Defied Empires
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic life and legacy of Nerses the Great, the fourth-century Catholicos who transformed the Armenian Church into a bulwark of national identity. Nerses clashed with King Pap over church autonomy, convened the Synod of Ashtishat to reform social and religious practices, and was allegedly poisoned by the king himself. The episode also covers the story of Saint Sahak, Nerses's great-grandson, who rebuilt the church after a period of decline. Drawing on the writings of historian Faustus of Byzantium, Lucas explains how…
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