Abraham I.

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Abraham ( Armenian Աբրահամ Ա. ) Was the first Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem from 638 to 669 . His life dates are historically uncertain.

Life

At the time of the conquest of Jerusalem by the Arabs (638) he is said to have succeeded in preserving the rights and privileges of the Armenians living in Jerusalem as well as their property. However, related documents (such as a document from the caliph ʿUmar ibn al-Chattāb ) were recognized as forgeries at the end of the 1960s. However, it is undisputed that Armenians have played an important role in Jerusalem and at the court of the caliphs since the 7th century.

Services

According to Armenian sources, he is said to have defended and preserved the rights and possessions of the Armenians in the Holy Land at the time of the conquest of Jerusalem by the Arabs.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amnon Linder: Christian Communities in Jerusalem . In: Joshua Prawer, Haggai Ben-Shammai (ed.): The History of Jerusalem: The Early Muslim Period (638-1099) . NYU Press, New York City 1996, ISBN 0-8147-6639-0 , pp. 159 .
  2. ↑ Max Küchler, Klaus Bieberstein: Jerusalem. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007, ISBN 978-3-52-550170-2 , p. 540.
  3. ^ A. Mertens: Abraham, bishop of the Armenians in Jerusalem (638-669). In: Who was a Christian in the Holy Land? Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 .;
personal data
SURNAME Abraham I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abraham; Աբրահամ Ա. (hyS)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION first Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem
DATE OF BIRTH before 638
DATE OF DEATH after 668