Armenian patriarch is a term that may be used to describe:

Legendary Armenian figures

Hayk Hayk ( hy, Հայկ, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the '' History of Armenia'' attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene (Movses Khorenatsi ...

, legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation * Aram, a descendant of Hayk, from whom the

name of Armenia The name ''Armenia'' enters English via Latin, from Ancient Greek . The Armenian endonym for the Armenian people and country is ''hayer'' and ''Hayastan'', respectively. The exact etymologies of the names of Armenia are unknown, and there are v ...

may derive * ''

History of Armenia The history of Armenia covers the topics related to the history of the Armenia, Republic of Armenia, as well as the Armenians, Armenian people, the Armenian language, and the regions historically and Armenian Highlands, geographically consid ...

'', an early account of Armenia, lists Armenian patriarchs according to Moses **

Ara the Handsome Ara the Handsome ( hy, Արա Գեղեցիկ ''Ara Gełec‘ik'') is a semi-legendary Armenian hero and king. Ara is notable in Armenian literature for the popular legend in which he was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis waged war agai ...

, legendary Armenian hero and king

Patriarchs (catholicoses) of the Armenian Church

List of catholicoi of all Armenians This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians ( hy, Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church ( hy, Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի). To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 ha ...

* List of Armenian patriarchs of Constantinople *

List of Armenian Catholic patriarchs of Cilicia This is a list of the Armenian Catholic catholicos patriarchs of Cilicia, officially the Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics. The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia was established in 1740 following a schism within the Ar ...

* List of Armenian catholicoi of Cilicia *

List of Armenian patriarchs of Jerusalem In 638, the Armenian Apostolic Church began appointing its own bishop in Jerusalem, generally known as the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. The office has continued, with some interruptions, down to this day. The bishop at the Armenian Patria ...

Legendary Armenian figures

Patriarchs (catholicoses) of the Armenian Church

See also