Saint Isaac, Archbishop of Armenia

Life

Isaac was born in Constantinople at a time when his father was the ambassador of the Armenian King at the Byzantine court. He was the tenth Archbishop of Armenia, and in that capacity governed the Church for fifty years. He marked his pastoral ministry, among other things, with a translation of Holy Scripture into the Armenian language. In a vision it was told him that the Armenians would in time depart from the pure Orthodox Faith. This notable hierarch reposed peacefully in the year 440 and appeared before the Lord.