__NOTOC__ Ghevont Alishan () (1820-1901; also spelled Ghevond Alishan, or Leonzio Alishan in Italian or Léonce Alichan in French) was an ordained

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and a

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. He was awarded by the

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(1866), an honorary member of the Asian Society of Italia, , Venice Academy and Archeological Society of Saint-Petersburg.

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wrote that he "always looked upon him Padre Alishan as a sort of saint; he has been our friend for a great many of years." He was a member of the Mekhitarist Congregation on

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beginning in 1838. He was the director of the in 1859-1861. In 1885 he created the first modern

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. His first design was a horizontal tricolor, but with a set of colors different from those used on the Armenian flag of today. The top band would be red to symbolize the first Sunday of Easter (called "Red" Sunday), the green to represent the "Green" Sunday of Easter, and finally an arbitrary color, white, was chosen to complete the combination. While in France, Alishan also designed a second flag inspired by the national Flag of France. Its colors were red, green, and blue respectively, representing the band of colors that Noah saw after landing on

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. A bust of Alishan, created in 1903 by the sculptor , is displayed in the

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File:Alishan in his last days 1901.png, Father Ghevont Alishan in his last days. File:National Gallery of Armenia - 2018-05-15 - Andy Mabbett - 01.jpg, Bust by .

Publications

* Armenian popular Songs: translated into English by the R. Leo M. Alishan DD. of the Mechitaristic Society, Venice, S. Lazarus, 1852. * Etude de la patrie: physiographie de l'Arménie: discours prononcé le 12 août 1861 à la distribution annuelle des prix au collège arménien Samuel Moorat, Venise, S. Lazar, 1861. * «Յուշիկք հայրենեաց հայոց» (Memories of the Armenian Homeland) 1869. * «Շնորհալի եւ պարագայ իւր» ('Shnorhali ew paragay iwr', Armenian History). 1873, Venice. * «Շիրակ» (Shirak) 1881. * Deux descriptions arméniennes des lieux Saints de Palestine, Gènes, 1883. * «Սիսուան» (Sisouan) 1885. * «Այրարատ» (Ayrarat) 1890. * «Սիսական» (Sisakan) 1893. * «Հայապատում» ('Hayapatum', Armenian History). 1901, Venice.

References

Armenology Research National Center: THE ARMENIAN BOOK 1512-1920
* Jennifer Manoukian, "Ghevont Alishan," Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe: https://ernie.uva.nl/viewer.p/21/56/object/131-515195

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