History of Armenia, by Father Michael Chamich; from B. C. 2247 to ...

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PREFACE.
various times. Tlie following are the worthies who
composed the above volume: Gagik, abbot of the
fraternity of St. Atom, in the ninth century; Deacon
Gregory his contemporary ;
Gregory Vikayaser the Great,
the son of GregoriusMagistratus, in the eleventh century
Gregory Vikayaser the Little, the brother of Nierses the
Graceful, in the twelfth century ;
Gregorius Anavarzensis,
in the beginning of the fourteenth century; Kirakus
the monk, surnamed Arevelzie, who lived a little after
the death of the preceding writer. Last of all Gregorius
Khilathensis, who flourished in the fifteenth century,
and made several useful additions to the above work.
This voluminous work embraces the records of the religious
characters of Armenia, interspersed with otlier
facts connected with the Armenian cliurch. It was
published at Constantinople by Gregory of Marzuan,
in the year 1706, or 1155 of the Haican era.
Another work, similar to the above, is extant among the
Armenians. It is entitled, " Selections of Annals and
Anecdotes," embracing the records of various political
and religious events that occurred in Armenia at different
periods. It is not known by whom the above compilation
was written, but I clearly perceive that it must be the
production of several Armenian writers, who lived at
different epochs, each individual recording such things
as fell
under his notice.
It is also worthy of remark, that there are more than
ten Armenian authors whose productions have not
yet come to our hands. These are UklUancs bislioj) ot
Urha, Herakl,
Khosrove, Levond, Sumbat, I'homas who