Yesai Nchetsi ( Armenian: Եսայի Նչեցի , 1260 or 1265 , Nich, Sasun - 1338 , Gladzor ) - Armenian thinker, grammar, theologian, teacher and church and public figure of the XIII-XIV centuries. [1] [2] [3] , founder of the University of Gladzor [4] .
| Yesai Nchetsi | |
|---|---|
| Եսայի Նչեցի | |
 Yesai Ncetsi (Bible miniature 1318) | |
| Date of Birth | circa 1260s |
| Place of Birth | Nitsch, Sasun |
| Date of death | 1338 |
| A place of death | Gladzor , Armenia |
| Scientific field | theology grammar |
| Place of work | |
| supervisor | Vardan Areveltsi , Nerses Mshetsi |
| Famous students | Grigor Erznakatsi , Hovhannes Vorotnetsi , Toros Taronatsi , Kirakos Erznkatsi , Hovhannes Ardzheci |
| Known as | Rector of the Gladzor University |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works
- 3 Quotes
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Biography
Born in the town of Nich in the historical region of Sasun [5] . He was a student of Nerses Mshetsi [6] . He received a degree of vardapet , and then was appointed Nerses Mshetsi rector of the University of Gladzor, who was led by him for more than half a century [1] . He taught " seven free arts " - grammar , logic , rhetoric , arithmetic , geometry , music and astronomy . The number of students in Ncetsi exceeded three hundred [1] . His contemporaries described him as “invincible rhetoric,” “interpreter of complex speeches and books,” etc. [5] . He is the author of many works, the most important of which is “Grammar Definition” [7] . The Bible, written by him in 1318 in Gladzor and colored by miniatures of Toros Taronatsi , is considered a masterpiece of the Gladzor School of Writing [8] . In 1321, Esai wrote a letter to the Cilician prince Oshin and his son Hetum , where he criticized the pro-Catholic activity of some Armenian princes of Cilicia [5] . He died in 1338 in Gladzor.
Compositions
- "Interpretation of Ezekiel's Prophecy" ( Armenian "Մեկնութիւն Եզեկիէլի" )
- “Definition of grammar” (in Armenian. "Վերլուծութիւն քերականութեան" )
- “Confession and Recognition of the Holy Trinity” ( Armenian "Դաւանութիւն և խոստովանութիւն ի Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն" )
- “Some reasons for the ordination of deacons” ( Armenian ".ուղ ինչ պատճառ ձեռնադրութեան քահանայի" )
- “On Church Canons” (in Armenian “Յաղագս կարգաց եկեղեցւոյ" )
- “On the Sacrament of the Church” ( Armenian "Յաղագս եկեղեցւոյ խորհրդեան" )
- "Letter on the canons of churches and chapels" (in Armenian. "Թուղթ վասն կարգաց եկեղեցւոյ և ժամուց" )
- “A response letter from Yesapa Esai to Mr. Hetum” ( Armenian ""ուղթ Եսայեայ վարդապետին պատասխանի ընդդէմ պարոն Հեթմոյ" )
- “A Letter from Esai to Father Matthew” ( Armenian "Թուղթ Եսայեայ ի Տէր Մատթէոսն" )
- “General Letter of Donation and Assistance to the Monastery of St. Karapet in Taron ” (in Armenian "Թուղթ շրջաբերական յաղագս ողորմութիւն տալոյ ի նպաստ Ս. Կարապետին Տարօնոյ" )
Quotes
Even on the highest throne, it is impossible to sit except in the ass [9] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 A.V. Desnitskaya , S. D. Katsnelson . // History of linguistic teachings: the medieval East. - L .: Nauka, 1981 .-- S. 32 .Original text (Russian)Yesai Nichetsi is one of the most prominent figures of medieval Armenian science. He led the University of Gladzor, which was the center of medieval science, for more than half a century. The number of his students reached 363. Pupils of this school received a versatile education, at the end they wrote dissertations.
- ↑ Gladzor University - article from Cyril and Methodius Megaencyclopedia
- ↑ G. Bournutyan , A Concise History of the Armenian People. Mazda Publishers, Incorporated - 2006 - S. - 114-115: 512 pp. ISBN 1-56859-141-1 Original textA number of Armenian philosophers and grammarians emerged in this period as well. Most were the product of the Tatew School. Among them are Esayi of Nich, John of Vorotan, Arakel of Siunik, and most important of all, Grigor of Tatew.
- ↑ Linetsky A.V., Dvurechenskikh V.A., Gasparyan M.Yu., Rodina E.Yu., Delba V.V., Akimov P.A., Davydov A.V., Zhosanu P.A., Eropkina E.G., Nepochatoy D.A. Assessment of the historical and cultural heritage of Armenia. - Moscow: Trent, 2010 .-- S. 201-211. - 744 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Եսայի Նչեցի - article from the Encyclopedia "Christian Armenia"
- ↑ Arakel Davrizhetsi, “Book of Stories,” ch. 32
- ↑ Armenian Language Resources - Timeline
- ↑ Emma Korkhmazyan “Original Armenian Artists of the XIII — XIV Centuries: Toros Taronatsi” (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 18, 2013. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ A.M. Manukyan, M.M. Manukyan. "Դաստիարակչական Մտքերի Հայկական Գանձարան". - Զանգակ -97 հրատարակչություն, 2001. - 119 p. - ISBN 99930-2-276-4 .
Literature
- Esai Ncetsi, Grammar Analysis. The text was prepared and provided by the foreword by L. G. Khacheryan, Yerevan, 1966