History of the Armenians

...and in the Divine Scriptures, but was also a person who lived close to God, and was recognized as such by the entire nation. For this reason, Parpetsi Ghazar Parpetsi (Lazarus of Pharp), a 5th-century Armenian historian whose testimony is vital for identifying earlier authors. honors the man throughout his work at every opportunity, calling him Blessed, the Blessed Man, and the Man of God. For at the conclusion of his work, after having summarized all of Agathangelos' narratives together, he writes on page 10:

"All these things, and even more knowledge than this, the blessed man of God Agathangelos The name Agathangelos means "Bringer of Good News" in Greek. recounted to us in his firm and unerring arrangement."

There is also a curious point of inquiry regarding the title of this Book of Agathangelos found in the same Parpetsi; it appears that this book was called the Grigoris original: "Grigoris." This indicates that the work was popularly known as the "History of Saint Gregory [the Illuminator]" rather than by the author's name. among the people from the very days of its author matenagir: a term for a classical Armenian writer or chronicler.