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Hosvep Arghouthian
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Hosvep Arghouthian

18th-century Armenian archbishop

Hovsep Arghutian (Armenian: Յովսէփ Արղութեան; 23 May 1743 – 9 March 1801), known in Russian as Iosif Argutinsky-Dolgorukov (Russian: Иосиф Аргутинский-Долгоруков), was an eighteenth-century Armenian archbishop who served as the religious leader of Armenians in the Russian Empire. He played a key role in the establishment of Armenian settlements in Russia, most notably that of Nakhichevan-on-Don.2

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Born May 23, 1743, died Mar 9, 1801.1

About

He co-founded the first Armenian press in Russia and directed its activities. He had a close personal relationship with Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and advised them on Russia's policies in the Caucasus region. Arghutian was a committed Russophile and sought Russian support for the creation of an Armenian state. He personally participated in the Russian campaign against Persia in 1796. He was elected Catholicos of All Armenians (leader of the Armenian Church) in 1800, but died on his way to Etchmiadzin in 1801 and was never consecrated.

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Early life and education

Hovsep Arghutian was born on 23 May 1743 in Sanahin in the region of Lori. He was a member of the Argutinsky-Dolgorukov noble family, which claimed descent from the medieval Georgian-Armenian Zakarid house. His father, Shiosh-Bek, held a position in the Georgian court; his mother's name was Ketevan. He had three brothers, Movses, Parsadan and Bezhan, and one sister, Mariam. He received his education at Sanahin Monastery and then at the seminary at Etchmiadzin, where he studied under Catholicos Simeon of Yerevan (r. 1763–1780). He was consecrated a bishop by Catholicos Simeon in 1769 and made primate of the Russian-Armenian diocese in 1773.

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Career

Occupation: Christian minister.5

Personal life

  • BornMay 23, 1743, Sanahin6
  • DiedMar 9, 1801, Tbilisi7
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Kartli8

Awards

  • Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna9

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