Sargis or Sarkis ( hy, Սարգիս, ; , ) is a male given name in both Armenian and Assyrian communities. It is the reduced form of the Armenian surname

Sargsyan Sargsyan ( hy, Սարգսյան), also Sarkisian, Sarkissian (in Western Armenian Սարգիսեան) or Sarkisyan, these latter two being transliterations of the Russian spelling ''Саркисян'', is an Armenian surname. See Սարգսյան ...

/Sarkisian.

Etymology

The name ultimately derived from the Latin name Sergius.

Assyrian Tradition

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of

Resafa Resafa ( ar, الرصافة Reṣafa), also sometimes spelled Rusafa, and known in the Byzantine era as Sergiopolis (in greek Σεργιούπολις, Σεργιόπολις, "city of Saint Sergius") and briefly as Anastasiopolis (Αναστασ� ...

, popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century. The name , , meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland and

diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after ...

List of notable people or places with the name Sargis

Saints

Sargis the General Saint Sargis the General or Sergius Stratelates ( hy, Սուրբ Սարգիս Զորավար, Sourb Sargis Zoravar; died 362/3) is revered as a martyr and military saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church. The name Sargis (Sarkis) is the Armenian for ...

, 4th century Armenian saint, not to be confused with Saint Sergius * Sargis of Samarkand, Church of the East saint ()

Places

Mar Sargis Village Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...

, an Assyrian settlement located near Seiri, Urmia, Iran

Churches

Mar Sargis Assyrian Church of the East in Seiri, Urmia Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...

(201-300 AD) *

Saint Sargis Church of Ashtarak The church of Saint Sarkis ( hy, Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի; pronounced ''Surp Sarkis'') is located at the edge of a gorge opposite the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is situated at an attractive point at a ...

Saint Sargis Monastery of Ushi Saint Sarkis Monastery ( hy, Սուրբ Սարգիս Վանք or Ուշի Վանք; also Surp Sarkis Vank) is a large monastic complex, just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was ...

Saint Sargis Church of Tabriz In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

Mar Sargis Assyrian Church of the East Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...

in Skokie, Illinois

Mononym

*Sargis of Aïbeg and Serkis * Sargis (Nestorian Patriarch), Patriarch of the Church of the East (860-872)

First name

* Sargis I Jaqeli (died 1285), Georgian nobleman of the House of Jaqeli and sovereign Prince * Sargis Barkhudaryan (1887–1973), Armenian composer, pianist and educator *

Sargis Hovhannisyan Sargis Hovhannisyan ( hy, Սարգիս Հովհաննիսյան, born 17 August 1968), is an Armenian football coach and a former defender, who mostly spent his club career at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He works for Lokomotiv as a scout. Hovhannisy ...

(born 1968), Armenian football player *

Sargis Hovsepyan Sargis Hovsepyan ( hy, Սարգիս Հովսեփյան; born on 2 November 1972) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Hovsepyan was the long-time captain of the Armenia national team. He participated in 133 ...

, (born 1972), Armenian football player * Sargis Kakabadze (1886-1967), Georgian historian and philologist * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1963), Armenian football player * Sargis Karapetyan (born 1990), Armenian football player * Sargis Mehrabyan (died 1943), Armenian military figure *

Sargis Pitsak Sargis Pitsak ( hy, Սարգիս Պիծակ) was an early 14th-century Armenian artist. Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him. His father was called Grigor. Pitsak lived in Cilicia, during a difficult period when epidemics ofte ...

, early 14th century Armenian artist * Sargis Sargsian, (born 1973), former professional tennis player from Armenia *

Sargis Tmogveli Sargis Tmogveli ( ka, სარგის თმოგველი) or Sargis of Tmogvi was a 12th-13th century Georgian statesman and writer active during the reign of Queen Tamar ( 1184-1213). Sargis, son of Varam, belonged to the Tmogveli branch ...

, late 12th and early 13th century Georgian statesman and writer. *

Sargis Yosip Mar Sargis Yousip, is the Assyrian Church of the East's Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq. Born in 1950 in Baghdad, he was consecrated a bishop at the age of 17 by Mar Yosip Khnanisho Mār Yōsip Khnanisho ( syr, ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ), the twel ...

, Assyrian bishop from Iraq * Sargis Reshaina, 6th century physician and priest who translated Greek medical works into Syriac * Sargis Bkhira

Last name

* Ashur Bet Sargis (born 1949), Assyrian composer and singer *

Hayden Sargis Hayden Sargis (born May 2, 2002) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Early career Sargis was born in Carson City, Nev ...

, Assyrian soccer player

References

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