Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

Abbot Mkhitar on St. Lazarus Island in Venice is not only the head of a congregation, but also of a large center of Armenian studies, a scientist, the author of Haykaz dictionary, Christian, prayer, spiritual, grammatical, interpretive and exegetical works. The Roman Catholic Church is currently discussing the canonization of Mkhitar Sebastasi.