Agathangelos (Armenians)
Agathangelos ( Armenian Ագաթանգեղոս , ancient Greek Ἀγαθάγγελος , bearer of good news') is the pseudonym of the author of a story of the Christianization of Armenia by Gregory the Illuminator and the conversion of King Trdate III in the second half of the 5th century . , which was initially written in Armenian and later translated into Syrian , Coptic , Arabic and Georgian languages. Agathangelus claims to be an eyewitness to the described events from the beginning of the 4th century.
Although the individual editorial offices strongly contradict each other, the work is the most important source for this era. The author is undoubtedly Armenian and pretends to be the scribe of King Trdat III. to be, on whose behalf he, as a contemporary, wrote down the events (according to his chronology of the years 301-330).
literature
- Adolf Baumgartner : Agathangelos 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 738.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Agathangelos (Armenians). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 53-54.
- Michel van Esbroeck : Agathangelos . In: Real Lexicon for Antiquity and Christianity . Supplement volume 1, 2001, pp. 239–248 (with references to editions, translations and other literature).
- Nina G. Garsoïan: The Iranian Substratum of the "Agat'angelos" Cycle. In: Nina G. Garsoïan, Thomas F. Matthews (eds.): East of Byzantium. Syria and Armenia in the Formative Period. (Dumbarton Oaks Symposium, 1980) Washington 1982, pp. 151-189
- Robert W. Thomson (translator): Agathangelos: History of the Armenians. State University of New York Press, Albany 1976 (Armenian text of the 1914 edition and English translation)
- Robert W. Thomson: Agathangelos . In: Ehsan Yarshater (ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica . Volume 1, pp. 607–608 (English, including references)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agathangelus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ագաթանքեղոս (Armenian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late antique Armenian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century |