Vrej Nersessian ( hy, Վրէժ Ներսէսեան) (born 1948) is the Curator of the Christian Middle East Section (Asia, Pacific and African Collections) at the

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, London.

Life

He is a senior priest of the

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, holds a doctorate in theology from the

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, writes on the Christian Middle East, and is the author of a number of works on Armenian Christian art and Christianity, including ''Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art'' (The British Library, 2001), ''The Bible in the Armenian Tradition'' (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001), the ''Armenian Illuminated Gospel Books'' (The British Library, 1987), and The ''Tondrakian Movement'' (Kahn & Averill, 1987). He is married and has two sons.

References

External links

Vrej Nersessian's biography
British people of Armenian descent Armenian studies scholars Living people 1948 births Alumni of King's College London Armenian Apostolic Christians {{armenia-academic-bio-stub