Vardanyan, Vardanian, and Vartanian are also common Armenian family names. Biography Lists News Also Viewed. Vardan Mamikonian. The basics. The details from wikipedia. Read more on Wikipedia Since , the English Wikipedia page of Vardan Mamikonian has received more than , page views. Page views of Vardan Mamikonians by language.
Others Born in Go to all Rankings. Others Deceased in Go to all Rankings. He may be considered as one of the greatest Armenians throughout the time. Vardan Mamikonyan was born in at the village of Artashat. His father was Hamazasp Mamikonian who was also a military leader. In , Vardan Mamikonian was recognized as the sparapet and military leader of the Armenian forces. Sparapet was the supreme commander of the armed forces. Mamikonian was ready to risk his life in order to preserve the Armenian motherland.
One of the greatest events during his ruled times was the battle of Avarayr. The sparapet Vardan Mamikonian had a daughter named Vardeni Mamikonian. The girl was also known as Shushanik. Shushanik married Varsken who later took a pro-Persian position and adopt the Zoroastrianism renouncing Christianity. The husband forced Shushanik to do the same, but she refused. Shushanik is known as a saint and her feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
According to a legend, an old Armenian church - Saint Shushanik, which is located near the village Bagaran was devoted to the daughter of the great sparapet - St Shushanik.
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