Krikor
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages.
Notable people with the name include:
Religion
- Gregory of Narek (951–1003), or Krikor Naregatsi, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Catholicoi
- Gregory the Illuminator, patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Gregory II the Martyrophile, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1066-1105)
- Gregory IV the Young (1173–1193)
- Gregory V of Cilicia (1193–1194)
- Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194–1203)
- Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293–1307)
- Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411–1418)
- Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439–1446)
- Gregory X (1443–1465)
- Gregory XI (1536–1545)
- Gregory XII (1576–1590)
- Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- Krikor Yetesattzi of Jerusalem (669–696)
- Patriarch Krikor of Jerusalem (981–1006)
- Patriarch Krikor of Jerusalem (1356–1363)
- Patriarch Krikor Kantzagehtzee of Jerusalem (1613–1645)
- Krikor Shiravantzee (Chainbearer) (1715–1749)
- Armenian patriarchs of Constantinople
- Patriarch Krikor I of Constantinople (1526–1537)
- Patriarch Krikor II of Constantinople (1601–1608, 1611–1621, 1623–1626)
- Patriarch Krikor III of Constantinople (1764–1773)
- Patriarch Krikor IV of Constantinople (1801–1802)
- Contemporary
- Krikor Bedros XV Agagianian or Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church (1937-1962) and Catholic cardinal. Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (1958–1970)
- Krikor Balakian (1875–1934), Armenian bishop
- Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan (born 1934), Patriarch-Catholicos of the Armenian Catholic Church
Others
- Grégoire Aslan (Coco) born Krikor Aslanian (1908–1982), Swiss ethnic Armenian actor and musician
- Gregor (musician) (1898-1971), born Krikor Kélékian, jazz bandleader
- Krikor Agathon (1901-????), Egyptian sport shooter, fencer and Olympian
- Krikor Agopian (born 1942), Lebanese Armenian painter
- Krikor Alozian (born 1979), Lebanese Armenian footballer
- Krikor Amirian (1888–1964), Armenian Revolutionary, who participated in the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia
- Krikor Ayvazian (1912-1997), Armenian Catholic Bishop of Qamishli
- Krikor Azaryan (1934–2009), Bulgarian Armenian theatre director
- Krikor Balyan, Armenian architect
- Krikor Beledian (born 1945), Lebanese-born Armenian writer, literary critic, and translator living in France
- Krikor Kalfayan (1873-1949), Armenian writer, lecturer, musician, and musicologist
- Krikor Mekhitarian (born 1986), Brazilian Armenian chess grandmaster
- Krikor Odian (1834-1887), Ottoman Armenian jurist, politician and writer
- Krikor Ohanian, original name of Mike Connors, American actor
- Krikor Peshtimaldjian (1778-1839), Ottoman Armenian philosopher, educator, translator, and linguist
- Krikor Zohrab (1861–1915), Ottoman Armenian writer
- Kirkor Kirkorov or Krikor Kirkorian (born 1968), Bulgarian Armenian boxer
See also
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.