Grigoris (catholicos)
St. Grigoris of Albania Սուրբ Գրիգորիս Աղվանացի | |
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A modern painting of Grigoris at Amaras Monastery | |
| Catholicos of Caucasian Albania | |
| Born | 4th century |
| Hometown | Caesaria Mazaca, Roman Empire |
| Died | c. 334 Vatnean Valley, Chola near present-day Derbent, Russia or Paytakaran, near modern Beyləqan, Azerbaijan |
| Honored in | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Major shrine | Amaras Monastery |
| Feast | 3rd Saturday before the Nativity of Jesus 3rd Sunday of Transfiguration of Jesus Monday after the 5th Sunday after Exaltation of the Cross |
Grigoris (early 4th century – c. 330 or c. 334 AD; Armenian: Գրիգորիս Աղվանացի, romanized: Grigoris Aghvanatsi, lit. 'Grigoris of Albania') was the Catholicos of the Church of Caucasian Albania ca. 325–330 AD. He is considered a saint martyr by the Armenian Apostolic Church.