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Personal data Vardeni "Saint Shushanik" Mamikonian 

  • She was born in the year 440.
  • (Levens event) .Source 1
    Saint Shushanik (Armenian: ????????, Georgian: ????????) (born Vardeni Mamikonian c. 440-475) was an early medieval Christian martyr of Armenian origin who was murdered by her husband Varsken in the town of Tsurtavi, Georgia. Since she died defending her right to profess Christianity, she is regarded as a martyr. Her martyrdom is described in her confessor Jacob’s hagiographic work.

    Shushanik was a daughter of the Armenian supreme military commander (sparapet) Vartan Mamikonian and married to the prominent Georgian feudal lord (pitiakhsh) Varsken, son of Arshusha. Varsken was in opposition to Vakhtang I Gorgasali, King of Kartli, and took a pro-Persian position, renouncing Christianity and adopting Zoroastrianism. He killed his spouse after she refused to submit to his order to abandon her Christian faith. Varsken himself was put to death by King Vakhtang in 482.

    Shushanik has been canonized by the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church and is venerated by the Armenian Apostolic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on October 17.
  • She died in the year 475, she was 35 years old.
  • A child of Vardan I Mamikonian

Household of Vardeni "Saint Shushanik" Mamikonian

(1) She is married to Varsken van Georgië.

They got marriedSource 2


(2) She is married to Arschawir II Kamsarakan.

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    Sources

    1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shushanik
    2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vartan

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