David Kobayretsi ( armenian Դավիթ Քոբայրեցի ), is an Armenian theologian and philosopher, a prominent church figure of the 12th century [1] .
| David Kobayretsi | |
|---|---|
| Դավիթ Քոբայրեցի | |
| Date of Birth | OK. 1150 years |
| Place of Birth | Kobayr village |
| Date of death | OK. 1220 years |
| A place of death | |
| Scientific field | theologian philosopher |
| supervisor | Vardan Akhpatetsi , Petros Akhpatetsi |
Biography
Born in the middle of the XII century, in the village of Kobayr (now in the administrative structure of the city of Tumanyan ). He studied at the monastery of Haghpat , under the leadership of the wardepets of Petros and Vardan [2] . Subsequently, he himself was awarded the degree of wardapet, became one of the largest cultural figures of his time [3] . Contemporaries called him "a respected and wise wardap." In 1198-1203 he traveled to Cilician Armenia , where he waged an ideological struggle with pro-Catholic Armenian priests. Participated in church churches in Lori ( 1205 ) and Ani ( 1207 ). He left a rich literary heritage, 17 of his works of authorship survived to the present day [4] . Most of the works of Kobayretsi are interpretations written in the genre of causes and principles - a kind of commentary explaining the necessity and circumstances of the appearance of a particular work. Many of the reasons Kobayretsi came to us in the book “The Book of Reasons” compiled by Grigor, the son of Abas († 1221) [5] . Of particular importance is the memorial record written by David in 1179, in which the author describes in detail the events of his time in Transcaucasia. This entry is a valuable source for studying the revolt of the princes of Orbeli against the Georgian king George in 1177 [2] [6] [7] [8] .
He died around 1220, was buried in the monastery of Haghpat, near the bell tower. The tombstone reads: “This is the tombstone of our spiritual father, David, the Kabayretsi wardepet” [5] . The grave of Kobayretsi is included in the list of cultural monuments protected by the Republic of Armenia [9] .
Interpretations of David Kobayretsi
- "Interpretation of the Book of Job "
- "Interpretation of the Book of Isaiah "
- "Interpretation of the Gospel of Matthew "
- “Reasons and permissions for speeches by Gregory the Theologian ”
- “Reasons for the speeches of Gregory of Nyssa ”
- “The beginning and the reason for the work of Gregory of Nyssa“ On Virginity ”"
- “The beginning and the reason for the work of Gregory of Nyssa“ On the structure of man “”
- comments on the works of Philo of Alexandria
- comments on the writings of Vasily of Caesarea
- comments on the works of David Anakhta
- comments on the works of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Notes
- ↑ G.P. Khomizuri (2002), Armenian Apostolic Church: saints, martyrs, prominent clergy, theologians, Christian cultural figures , Moscow
- ↑ 1 2 V. Hakobyan, Commemorative entry by David Kobayretsi. , Bulletin of Social Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic No. 8, 1952, pp. 113-120.
- ↑ R. Bedrosian, Armenia during the Seljuk and Mongol Periods , in: The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times. Vol. 1 [ed. RG Hovannisian], New York, 1997, pp. 241—271
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Christian Armenia, Դավիթ Կոբայրեցի , Yerevan, 2002
- ↑ 1 2 Orthodox Encyclopedia, David Kobayretsi , Vol. 13, P. 594-595
- ↑ Muradyan P., On the publication and translation of one passage from the memorial record of David Kobayrsky , Historical and Philological Journal of the ASSR AS No. 2, 1973, pp. 183-188
- ↑ Margaryan A., On the chronology of the uprising led by Ivane Orbeli , Historical and Philological Journal of AS ASSR No. 4, 1975, pp. 147-153
- ↑ Grigoryan G., Essays on the history of Syunik of the 9th-15th centuries , Publishing house of AS ASSR, 1990
- ↑ Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia N 49-Ն, 29 Jan. 2004 year