tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post8524194465473256384..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: A relic of St. Vartan the Brave arrives in New YorkByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-41438455499061448712013-09-11T21:03:45.767-05:002013-09-11T21:03:45.767-05:00Likely not - St. Susanna married into a Georgian r...Likely not - St. Susanna married into a Georgian ruling family and is no doubt remembered by the Church of Georgia because of that, whereas St. Vartan was an Armenian leader and died in battle after the Council of Chalcedon, so his veneration would have spread in the centuries when Orthodox Armenia and Orthodox Georgia became separated over the Christological controversy.Jon Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906335382429497204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-50091865953913139082013-09-11T17:59:15.749-05:002013-09-11T17:59:15.749-05:00I'm curious, is St. Vartan commemorated in the...I'm curious, is St. Vartan commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church? I know his daughter, St. Shushanik is but I'm not sure about him. OrthodoxWiki claims that he isn't but I thought I'd ask anyway. Perhaps someone reading has an answer.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00768243522588714568noreply@blogger.com