November 19 – St. Nerses I, Bishop of Armenia, Martyr

Nerses I Armenian patriarch, surnamed “the Great”. Died 373. Born of the royal stock, he spent his youth in Caesarea where he married Sanducht, a Mamikonian princess. After the death of his wife, he was appointed chamberlain to King Arshak of Armenia. A few years later, having entered the ecclesiastical state, he was elected catholicos, … Continue reading November 19 – St. Nerses I, Bishop of Armenia, Martyr