About John Mamikonean
John Mamikonean was a matenagir, historian, presbyter and bishop.
John or Hovhan Mamikonyan (in Armenian Õ€Õ¸Õ¾Õ°Õ¡Õ¶ Õ„Õ¡Õ´Õ«Õ¯Õ¸Õ¶ÕµÕ¡Õ¶) was a 7th-century Armenian noble from the Mamikonian dynasty, author of the History of Taron, which is a continuation of the account of Zenob Glak. John is not known from any source other than his History, and in the colophon self-identifies as the 35th bishop of Glak after Zenob.
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John Mamikonean was a matenagir, historian, presbyter and bishop.
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