Story 1: Illustration 1: Hayk the Patriarch

Story 1: Illustration 2: Ara the Fair and Queen Shamiram

Story 2: Illustration 3: Tigran the Great

Story 3: Illustration 4: Thaddeus-Santookht

Story 3: Illustration 5: The Crown or the Sword

Princess Santookht is offered a choice by her father King Sanadrook.

Story 4: Illustration 6: Saint Gregory The Enlightener

Story 4: Illustration 7: Saint Gregory & King Trdat

I will add a halo to St. Gregory and a crown to the king.

Story 5: Illustration 8: St. Gregory Being Ordained A Catholicos

Story 5: Illustration 9: The Vision of Holy Etchmiadzin

Story 6: Illustration 10: The Council of Bishops at Nicaea (Aristakes)

Story 7: Illustration 11: The Twin Martyrs (The Story of Saint Grigoris and Saint Houssic)

Story 8: Illustration 12: Saint Athanasius

Story 9: illustration 13: He Loved His People (The Story of St. Nersess the Great)

Story 10: Illustration 14: Saint John Chrysostom

Story 11: Illustration 15: The Bible is Translated into Armenian (St.Sahag and St. Mesrope)

Story 12: Illustration 16: Saint Mesrop and the Armenian Letters

Story 13: Illustration 17: A Fighter for the Truth (St. Cyril of Alexandria)

Story 14: Illustration 18: Saint Vartan and the Persian King

Story 15: Illustration 19: Our National Hero (Vartan Mamigonian)

Story 16: Illustration 20: Victory and Peace (Vahan and St. Hovhannes)

The Military leader Vahan Mamigonian is signing the treaty of Nuvarsag with the Persian King.

Story 17: Illustration 21: New Churches in Difficult Times (St. Nersess the Builder)

Story 18: Illustration 22: The Arab Emir and The Armenian Catholicos (St. Hovhannes of Odzoon)

Story 19: Illustration 23: Armenia has a new king (Catholicos Kevork and King Ashod)

Story 20: Illustration 24: Churches and a Book of Prayer (Ashod the Merciful and Saint Gregory of Narek)

Story 21: Illustration 25: The See goes to Cilicia

Story 22: Illustration 26: The Holy Spirit in an Armenian Church Father (St. Nersess the Grace-filled)

I can add notes to the rays of light.

Story 23: Illustration 27: Nersess of Lambron

Story 24: Illustration 28: A Defender of Armenian Church Tradition (Bishop Stephen Orbelian)

Story 25: Illustration 29: The Most Famous Armenian Teacher (Gregory of Datev)

Story 26: Illustration 30: The See goes back to Etchmiadzin

Story 27: Illustration 31: Journey to Europe (Catholicos Stephen, Michael, Abgar)

The Catholicos traveling to Europe.

Story 28: Illustration 32: A renewed life for the church (Movses of Datev)

Story 29: Illustration 33: A Great Patriarch of Constantinople (Hovhaness Colot )

Story 30: Illustration 34: Order is Restored (Gregory the Chain Wearer)

Story 31: Illustration 35: Discipline in the Armenian Church (Simeon of Yerevan)

Story 32: Illustration 36: We Shall Not Borrow (Catholicos Nersess of Ashtarag)

Story 33: Illustration 37: A Catholicos Who Loved Music (Kevork IV)

Story 34: Illustration 38: Dearly Beloved Father (Catholicos Mkrtich Khrimian)

Story 35: Illustration 39: The First Armenian Church in the United States

Story 25: Preview The Most Famous Armenian Teacher (The Story of Gregory of Tathev)

This is a new take on the subject of Gregory of Tathev. It's based on this passage in the text-

"The degrees were granted in a special religious ceremony, prepared by Gregory himself, that took place in the church of the monastery. He was the main speaker on these occasions. On one occasion, in the course of an address to the graduating class of dzayragouyn vardapets seated in their special chairs he said: "You know that for a clergyman to sit on a chair during a ceremony is a special privilege and a sign of authority. You have now acquired that privilege. You have authority to preach from one end of the world to the other. "

This is the original sketch of Gregory teaching a class.


I found this image of Gregory of Tathev in a book and decided to base my illustration of him on it.

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Just a test to see how it looks.