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- noun historical One of a
religious congregation of theRoman Catholic Church devoted to theimprovement ofArmenians .
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[4914] From an Armenian ms. in the Library of the Mechitarist Convent at Vienna, edited by M. Pitra, who considers this fragment as of very doubtful authority.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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The publication of these works is due to the famous Mechitarist Dom J.B. Aucher, who was assisted in the last of them by Cardinal Mai.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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In the engraving attached to the description, the Mechitarist would be undistinguishable from a regular hermit of St. Augustine, except for his beard.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Other orders and congregations are: Mechitarist, 1 monastery at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Under him the Mechitarist community in Vienna prospered, its library was increased, a bookstore added to the printing-press, and an abundant religious literature created, in Armenian and in German.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Of these writings some revelations of Adam and Seth, eight in number, are probably extant in an Armenian translation, published in the Mechitarist collection of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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[150: 3] He states that in the judgment of the Mechitarist Fathers the translation dates from about the fifth century, [150: 4] but an opinion on such a point can only be received with great caution.
A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays Walter R. Cassels 1866
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(separately) a French translation, by the Mechitarist Father Leo
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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