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Mkrtich Khrimian (Armenian: Մկրտիչ Խրիմեան; April 4 1820 – October 27 1907) also known as Khrimian Hayrik (Armenian: Խրիմեան Հայրիկ) and Mkrtich I Vanetsi (Mkrtich I of Van) was an Armenian religious and political leader. He served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (1869–1873) as Prelate of Van (1880–1885) and elected as Catholicos of All Armenians (1892–1907). He devoted his life to the betterment of the Armenian people especially the peasantry in Western Armenia.

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active years end year
1907-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1892-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1820-04-04
birth place
Ottoman Empire, Van Turkey, Van Vilayet
death date
1907-10-27
death place
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia
LCCN Id
n/78/074111

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