Khosrovidukht (sister of Tiridates III of Armenia)

For the 8th century poet, see Khosrovidukht.
Saint

Khosrovidukht
Խոսրովիդուխտ
An idealized image of Khosrovidukht from the early 20th century.
Venerated inArmenian Apostolic Church
FeastSaturday before fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Armenian Apostolic Church)[1]

Khosrovidukht also transliterated Xosroviduxt (flourished second half of 3rd century & first half of 4th century) was a princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia,[2] one of the client-kingdoms of the Roman Empire and a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.

Khosrovidukht was the daughter of King Khosrov II of Armenia[3] by a mother whose name is unknown. Her known sibling was her brother Tiridates III of Armenia who ruled Armenia from 287 to 330. The name Khosrovidukht was a dynastic name in the Arsacid royal house[2] as she was the namesake of her father and her paternal great-grandfather Khosrov I, a previous ruling Armenian King.[4]

  1. ^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, p. 443.
  2. ^ a b The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, Iranian History: Armeno-Iranian Relations in Pre-Islamic Period By: Nina Garsoian, October 20, 2004
  3. ^ "Biography on Saint Gregory the Illuminator". Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  4. ^ Her name is the female variant of the Persian name Khosrov, which comes from the Parthian khusrav reputation and dukht daughter i.e. Khosrov’s daughter, see Khosrau