Stepanos Orbelian (Armenian: Ստեփանոս Օրբելեան, originally spelled Ստեփաննոս, Stepʻannos; c. 1250-1260 – 1303) was a thirteenth-century Armenian historian...

The Orbelian (Armenian: Օրբելյան) Armenian lords of the province of Syunik were a noble family of Armenia, with a long history of political influence documented...

"Lament for st. Katoghike" by Stepanos Orbelian. It was written in 1300 and expresses the patriotic ideas of the author. Orbelian mourns the loss of Armenia's...

assistance of the Orbelian family. Its influence grew further when, in 1286, the Orbelians assumed control of the monastery, Stepanos Orbelian was consecrated...

Grigor Tomb-Church adjacent to St. Stepanos from the north is a one-nave vaulted building built by the Orbelians palace architect Siranes in 1275, by...

established at Vayots Dzor under the patronage of the Orbelian family's historian, Stepanos Orbelian. Of the manuscripts authored by Momik, only several...

her capacity. She died on 16 June 1265, 4 months after her husband. Stepanos Orbelian later claimed that she was poisoned by Shams al-Din Juvayni. Christianity...

Stepanos Asoghik (Old Armenian: Ստեփանոս Ասողիկ, romanized: Step῾anos Asołik), also known as Stepanos Taronetsi (Old Armenian: Ստեփանոս Տարօնեցի, romanized: Step῾anos...

deteriorated to such an extent that it inspired the renowned archbishop Stepanos Orbelian to compose one of his better known poems, "Lament on Behalf of the...

historian Stepanos Orbelian, gives his family's version of the events, which, unsurprisingly, exonerates them but still firmly condemns George. Stepanos denies...

of Syunik, which is mentioned by the thirteenth-century historian Stepanos Orbelian. According to this view, the name Khoreay developed from the earlier...

comes from its Old Armenian name of Տեղ (Teł), first mentioned by Stepanos Orbelian in the 11th century, which evolved into its modern name of Տեղ (Teġ)...

mineral spring', first mentioned in the 13th century by historian Stepanos Orbelian in his work History of the Sisakan Province. In later centuries, the...

is located on a rocky promontory near Sisian. Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian, in his book History of Syunic (I—XII centuries), mentions that in...

1250), Christian monk, famous for his works on Armenian folklore Stepanos Orbelian (1250 or 1260–1303), historian and the metropolitan bishop of the...

Armenian Orbelian princes in 735. They moved their headquarters from Moz to Yeghegis after the destruction. The medieval historian Stepanos Orbelian describes...

church council met here. It is mentioned by the 13th-century historian Stepanos Orbelian. It was renovated in the 14th and 17th centuries. The monastery was...

incapable of listing all of them. Armenian historian of the 13th century Stepanos Orbelian also mentions 400 nakharar thrones, who had "throne and respect" at...

Zangilan, originates from the settlement of Ashtarak mentioned by Stepanos Orbelian in his list of villages in the Kovsakan county of Syunik. The word...

historian Stepanos Orbelian, Elar became part of the Kingdom of Georgia. Later, the region of Elar was granted to prince Liparit Orbeli of the Orbelian Dynasty...

historian Stepanos Orbelian, gives his family's version of the events, which, unsurprisingly, exonerates them but still firmly condemns George. Stepanos denies...

Gandzaketsi mentions that Ivane Zakarian was buried in the church in 1227. Stepanos Orbelian refers to the church in 1216. Modern researchers date the murals within...

built in the 4th century by Baghak of Sisak Nahapet. According to Stepanos Orbelian's History of the Province of Syunik (Patmutyun Nahangin Sisakan), in...

coincided with one of the villages of Goru and Gorayk mentioned by Stepanos Orbelian in his 13th-century work History of the Province of Syunik. Between...

Massachusetts & London: Harvard University Press. pp. 139–140. (in Armenian) Stepanos Orbelian, History of the House Sisakan (Պատմութիւն Տանն Սիսական), transl. A...

Armenian nobles and to the church in particular. According to Stephannos Orbélian, 150 monasteries were tax-exempt. Nersessian, Vrej (2001). Treasures from...

and Mongol invasions. According to the medieval Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian, the Seljuk Turks were responsible for the burning of over 10,000...

connected with the 10th-century prince Smbat Syuni (mentioned by Stepanos Orbelian as living in 936). In the 970s, with the foundation of the Kingdom...

of the royal family of the Syunik' princes. The Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian noted its formidable position, describing it as the "impossible to...

Gagik of Kapan in the early 10th century. The Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian (c. 1250 – 1305) wrote that the prince had taken on a monk's robe...