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16 Cards in this Set

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Daniel Varuzhan
A victim of the Armenian Genocide, established the 'Mehian' literary group and magazine
David of Sassoon
The Armenian national epic, took shape in the 10th century, during one of the peaceful lulls in Armenian history
Khachatur Abovyan
Author of Wounds of Armenia (Verk Hayasdani), mysteriously disappeared in 1848
Raffi
(Hakob Melik-Hakobian,) Armenian author and poet
Yeghishe Charents
Poet, a victim of Stalinist purges in 1937, at the age of 40
St. Mesrob Mashdots
First a soldier, then a priest and scribe in the royal court, the founder of Armenian Alphabet, with Catholicos St. Sahag
Sayat-Nova
Musician, poet, sang and played the kamanche, he performed in the court Heraclius of Georgia
Hagop Baronian
Playwright, satirist. His most famous work is Medzabadiv Mouratsganner ('Honorable Beggars')
Mkhitar Gosh
Armenian legal scholar, fabulist, teacher and political adviser, the compiler of a ground-breaking Law Code
Mkhitar Gosh
Armenian legal scholar, fabulist, teacher and political adviser, the compiler of a ground-breaking Law Code
Krikor Zohrab
Prince of the novella, a member of the Ittihad Party and of the Turkish Parliament, one of the 250 intellectuals of Constantinople to perish on April 24, 1915
St. Movses Khorenatsi
The Father of Armenian History, was a student of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob. His History of Armenia told the story of Armenia from its origins through his day
St. Nerses Shnorhali
Catholicos of the Armenia (1166-1173), he revised and recompiled the Armenian Book of Hours and wrote many of the key hymns and chants of our daily prayer services
St. Grigor, the Illuminator or Enlightener
Patron saint of Armenia, The first Catholicos of the Armenian Church, he is the true founder of Armenian Christianity
Hovhannes Toumanian
The Poet of All Armenians, his works are 'Kach-Nazar', 'David of Sassoon', 'Parvana' and 'Anoush'
Paruyr Sevag (Ghazaryan)
Churchman, musician, (Soghomon Soghomonian). His polyphonic rendering of the Armenian Divine Liturgy is one of the two basic settings in use in Armenian churches world-wide