Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan

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Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan
Tiflis, Georgia Governorate, Russian Empire
BuriedGandzasar monastery
NationalityArmenian

Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Բ Հասան-Ջալալյանց, romanized: Sargis II Hasan-J̌alalyancʿ, died 19 December 1828) was the last catholicos of Aghvank (otherwise known as Church of Caucasian Albania, effectively a part of Armenian Church at this time) from 1810 to 1815.

Family

He was from influential

House of Hasan-Jalalyan of Khachen, born in 18th century. His father Allahverdi I (1747–1755) was killed by Mirzakhan, a headman of Khndzristan village on the orders of Panah Ali khan first khan of Karabakh.[1] He was a nephew of Esai Hasan-Jalalyan (1702–1729), an earlier catholicos of Aghvank. His elder brother Hovhannes (1763–1786) was a catholicos as well. Sargis became a deacon during his tenure in 1760s. Hovhannes was arrested, interrogated and later killed by Ibrahim Khalil khan Javanshir, second ruler of Karabakh for his pro-Russian stance in 1786, along with his five brothers.[2][3][4]

Life in Georgia

According to

Yermolov (written in 1823) he left for Georgia in 1796 when Zubov's army arrived.[7] Travelling from there to Echmiadzin, at the request of George XII of Georgia[5] he was appointed as bishop and head of Haghpat monastery by Luke I (1780–1799), who also barred him from using Catholicos title.[10] He was still head of monastery as of 24 February 1801.[11]
He lived there until 1808.

Life in Karabakh

Israel was removed from his on post on 6 December [O.S. 24 November] 1806 by Gudovich and was replaced by Sargis in 1809 under the authority of Hovhannes Aknetsi, Archbishop of Armenians in Georgia (1802–1810). He moved to Gandzasar only in 1812 on the eve of Treaty of Gulistan. Although he promised not to use Catholicos title, now that he was in charge of church, he started to use it again, which met strong reactions from Armenian Church leadership. According to a letter written by Nikolay Rtishchev in 1813, Russian authorities were also against this entitlement.[12] He was anathemized by Yeprem I (1809–1830) in December 1815 and Russian authorities forced Sargis to drop his title and be a metropolitan bishop instead. Thus, he became last catholicos of 1500-year-old church of Caucasian Albania (or Aghvank).

He went to Nukha in 1816, asking for relics of St. Stephen from Ismail Khan Khoyski, Khan of Shaki. Although he was given the relics, he was prohibited from leaving the city by Russian authorities for a while.[13] In 1820 his office was largely taken over by his nephew Baghdasar Hasan-Jalalyan.[14]

Arrest and death

Sargis pleaded for protection of local Armenians by Abbas Mirza in 1826 when the latter attacked Shusha during Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828. After Shusha was retaken by Valerian Madatov, he was accused of treason against the state by Yermolov, who even called him 'Mullah Sargis' mockingly.[15] He was arrested and put jail in Tbilisi, although was released later thanks to efforts of leader of Armenians of Georgia, future Nerses V (1843–1857). He died on 19 December 1828 in Tiflis.

References

  1. ^ Emin, Joseph (1792). Life and Adventures of Emin Joseph Emin, 1726-1809. Baptist mission Press. p. 344.
  2. OCLC 55962200
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  3. ^ Robert H. Hewsen. The Kingdom of Arc'ax [Artsakh]. p. 53.
  4. ^ Bournoutian 2021, p. 246.
  5. ^ a b c Bournoutian 1998, p. 67.
  6. OCLC 670483701
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  7. ^ a b Bournoutian 1998, p. 227.
  8. ^ Bournoutian 2021, p. 262.
  9. ^ Raffi (2010), Chapter 23
  10. ^ a b Raffi (2010), Chapter 37
  11. ^ Bournoutian 1998, p. 58.
  12. ^ Bournoutian 1998, p. 191.
  13. ^ Bournoutian 1998, p. 199.
  14. ^ Raffi (2010), Chapter 62
  15. ^ Bournoutian 1998, p. 263.

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