Nerses IV
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Nerses IV the Gracious (1098 - 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia
from 1166 to 1173 as well as a theologian, poet, writer and religious hymn composer. Nerses was born in 1098 into the noble Pahlavuni
family, near present day Aintab, Turkey
. While in office, he moved the see of the Catholicos from Sis
to Hromkla (Rumkale). A more precise translation of his epithet Shnorhali is "filled with Grace".
Catholicos of Armenia
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the chief bishop of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches that do not accept the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon. The first Catholicos of All Armenians was Saint Gregory the Illuminator...
from 1166 to 1173 as well as a theologian, poet, writer and religious hymn composer. Nerses was born in 1098 into the noble Pahlavuni
Pahlavuni
Pahlavuni was an Armenian noble family that rose to prominence in the late 10th century during the last years of the Bagratuni monarchy.-Origins:...
family, near present day Aintab, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. While in office, he moved the see of the Catholicos from Sis
Sis (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia)
-History:See also Kozan, AdanaFrom 3000 BC onwards there were Hittite settlements in all these plains behind the Mediterranean coast, based on farming and grazing animals. The area then changed hands many times, eventually becoming Flavias or Flaviopolis in the former Roman province of Cilicia...
to Hromkla (Rumkale). A more precise translation of his epithet Shnorhali is "filled with Grace".