Elishe


Elishe
Yeghishe in Armenian Cathedral
A relief of Yeghishe at the
Armenian Cathedral of Moscow.
Vardapet (Doctor of the Church)
Born410
Died475
Venerated inArmenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
Assyrian Church of the East
Ancient Church of the East
Chaldean Catholic Church
Elishe
OccupationHistorian
Known forHistory of Vardan and the Armenian War
TitleDoctor of the Church

Elishe (Old Armenian: Եղիշէ, romanized: Ełišē, Modern Armenian pronunciation [jɛʁiˈʃɛ], 410 – 475)[1] was an Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War, a history of the fifth-century Armenian revolt led by Vardan Mamikonian against the suppression of Christianity under Sassanid Iranian rule.

  1. ^ Also spelled Yeghishe, Eghishe or Ełišē, latinized Eliseus