Krzyż armeński - khatchkar

• Authors: Ryszarda Bulas

Title variants

EN

Armenian Cross - Khatchkar

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author presents early history of the Armenian crosses. The first impuls to rise the khatchkars were the following two factors: the discovery of the Crucifixion Cross by Constantine's mother Helena at the beginnings of 4th century and recovery the Holy Cross by emperor Haraclius in 629. As a result of first fact in the 5th century a feast of the „Invention of the Cross” was introduced to the Church's calendar on the 14th of September.

Keywords

PL

Armenia; krzyż; chaczkar

EN

Armenia; cross; khatchkar

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2001
• Volume: 40
• Pages: 87-98

Dates

published

2002-03-15

Contributors

author

Ryszarda Bulas

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.7971