Saint Nerses the Great

Saint Nerses the GreatAlso known as

  • Nerses I
  • Narsete

Memorial

Profile

Educated at Cappadocia. Married a princess of the Mamikonian family. Father of Saint Isaac the Great. Catholicos in 353. When some of his proposed reforms displeased King Arshak III, Nerses was exiled until recalled in 369 by King Pap – who murdered him by poisoning 4 years later.

Died

Canonized

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Nerses the Great“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 December 2022. Web. 23 April 2024. <>