A Vardapet (Armenian: Վարդապետ) or is a highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology.
In the English-speaking world, the best-known of the doctor-monks of Armenia is Mekhitar of Sebaste, founder of an Armenian Catholic community of monks, the Mechitarists.
References[]
- Pope John Paul II, Address of John Paul II to the Mechitarist Order on the third centenary of their founding. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
See also[]
- Gregory the Illuminator, Apostle of Armenia
- Mesrop Mashtots
- Komitas Vardapet
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Christian monasticism
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