!!!Mechitaristen

Mechitarists, congregation, branch of a Catholic order founded by the 
Armenian monk Mechitar (Mekhitar) in Constantinople in 1701, 
originally based on the oriental Antonine Rule, since 1711 on the Rule 
of St. Benedict; first came to Vienna in 1810 (monastery and 
church in the 7th district of Vienna, built in 1873/74). The order 
promotes the study of oriental languages, possesses valuable 
manuscripts and pursues scholarly studies of Armenian literature. It 
has its own printing shop and publishes a periodical, "Handes 
Amsorya" (Journal of Armenian Philology). Its Abbot General is 
currently P. Gregorios Manian.

!Literature
V. Inglisian, Die Wiener. Mechitaristen-Kongregation, 
1937; 150 Jahre Mechitaristen-Kongregation in Wien, 1962.


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