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'''Vardan Aygektsi''' (died 1250) was an ethnic ]n ], and priest.
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'''Vardan of Aygek''' ({{langx|hy|Վարդան Այգեկցի|Vardan Aygektsi}}), also known as '''Vardan of Marata''' ({{lang|hy|Vardan Maratatsi}};<ref name = "Ervine">{{cite book |last1=Ervine |first1=Roberta R. |title=Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian East: An International Symposium in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary |date=2006 |publisher=St. Vladimir's Seminary Press |page=234}}</ref> died 1250), was an ] ] ], famous for his works on ].


==Life==
⚫ Among his works are his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to ].
Aygektsi was born in ], a village near ], then located in the ]. He was educated in the Monastery of ] and received the title of ]. He first pursued his career in ] and later near his ancestral lands.<ref name = "Hacikyan">{{cite book |last1=Hacikyan |first1=Agop Jack |author1-link=Agop Jack Hacikyan |title=The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the sixth to the eighteenth century |date=2000 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |page=479 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2gZzD0N9Id8C&pg=PA479 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>


Aygektsi was born in ], a village near ]. Vardan lived for a time in Duluke (]) in Cilician Armenia. He was educated in the Monastery of Arkakaghin, and received the title of vardapet. In 1198 he took part in the coronation ceremony of King Levon II. From 1210 he was at the monastery of Aygek, in the ]. His Fables, commonly known as ''Aghvesagirk'' ("Book of the Fox"), are said to have been only in part from his pen, many additions having been made by others. He died in 1250. In 1198, he took part in the coronation ceremony of King ]. In 1208, he started living at the monastery of ] on the ], near the village ],<ref name = "Ervine"/> for an unknown reason.<ref name = "Hacikyan"/>
⚫ In 1668, an extensive collection of Aigektsi’s fables, under the title "Aghvesagirk" (Book of the Fox) was published in Amsterdam. The naming of the collection was based on the fact that the key character in most of the fables was a fox. <ref>www.republicofarmenia.com/data/art/liter/Aigektsi.doc</ref>


He died in 1250.
⚫ ==Modern interpretations==
⚫ In 1825 the French orientalist ] published a French translation of the Fables.


==Works==
⚫ In 1975, Soviet-era director Robert Sahakyants made a 10-minute animated film, The Fox Book, based on Aigektsi's Fables.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGMKLcSzvn0</ref> In association with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia, contemporary Armenian composer Stepan Babatorosyan created Six Fables, an original composition based on Aigektsi's Fables, with contemporary lyrics by Yuri Sahakyan<ref>http://www.singers.com/7131c/Hover-Chamber-Choir/Vardan-Aigektsi---Six-Fables/</ref>. It won the 2004 Armenian Music Awards - Best Choir/Chorus Album.<ref>http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hover2</ref> The Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia has also presented an outdoor musical-theatrical production based on Aigektsi's Fables<ref>http://hoverchoir.org/concerts/index.htm</ref>
His first known work is ''Armat Havato'' ({{literal translation}} 'The root of faith'), which was a collection of the principles of the ] as well as the church's position against the rulings of the ], which were becoming more influential at the time.<ref name = "Hacikyan"/>
⚫ Among his works is his ''Fables'' and a ''Geography'', both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to ].


⚫ In 1668, an extensive collection of Aygektsi's fables, under the title ''Aghvesagirq'' (''Book of the Fox'') was published in Amsterdam. The naming of the collection was based on the fact that the key character in most of the fables was a fox.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.republicofarmenia.com/data/art/liter/Aigektsi.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-10 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101820/http://www.republicofarmenia.com/data/art/liter/Aigektsi.doc |url-status=dead }}</ref>
⚫ ==References==

⚫ == Modern interpretations ==
⚫ In 1825 the French academic ] published a French translation of the Fables.<ref>A.J. Saint-Martin, "Choix de fables de Vartan", Paris, 1825. Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré père et fils</ref>

⚫ In 1975, Soviet-era director Robert Sahakyants made a 10-minute animated film, The Fox Book, based on Aigektsi's Fables.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGMKLcSzvn0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yGMKLcSzvn0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Лисья книга/ Fox book (1975)|date=15 November 2013|access-date=14 March 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In association with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia, contemporary Armenian composer Stepan Babatorosyan created Six Fables, an original composition based on Aigektsi's Fables, with contemporary lyrics by Yuri Sahakyan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singers.com/7131c/Hover-Chamber-Choir/Vardan-Aigektsi---Six-Fables/|title=Singers.com: Hover Chamber Choir: Vardan Aigektsi – Six Fables|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> It won the 2004 Armenian Music Awards – Best Choir/Chorus Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hover2|title=Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia – SIX FABLES- based on the writings of vardan aigektsi|website=Cdbaby.com|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> The Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia has also presented an outdoor musical-theatrical production based on Aigektsi's Fables.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoverchoir.org/concerts/index.htm|title=HOVER|website=Hoverchoir.org|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
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⚫ == References ==
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* {{google books|YGA-AAAAcAAJ|Choix de fables de Vartan}}, Paris, Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré Père et Fils, 1825. Armenian text, French translation by ] * {{google books|YGA-AAAAcAAJ|Choix de fables de Vartan}}, Paris, Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré Père et Fils, 1825. Armenian text, French translation by ]


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Author, priest and monk
Vardan of Aygek
Vardan of Aygek in a 17th-century miniature
BornMa'arrata, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Diedc. 1250
OccupationMonk

Vardan of Aygek (Armenian: Վարդան Այգեկցի, romanized: Vardan Aygektsi), also known as Vardan of Marata (Vardan Maratatsi; died 1250), was an Armenian Christian monk, famous for his works on Armenian folklore.

Life

Aygektsi was born in Ma'arrata, a village near Afrin, then located in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. He was educated in the Monastery of Arkakaghin and received the title of vardapet. He first pursued his career in Amid and later near his ancestral lands.

In 1198, he took part in the coronation ceremony of King Levon II. In 1208, he started living at the monastery of Aygek on the Amanus Mountains, near the village Yenicekale, for an unknown reason.

He died in 1250.

Works

His first known work is Armat Havato (lit. 'The root of faith'), which was a collection of the principles of the Armenian Apostolic Church as well as the church's position against the rulings of the Council of Chalcedon, which were becoming more influential at the time. Among his works is his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to Vardan Areveltsi.

In 1668, an extensive collection of Aygektsi's fables, under the title Aghvesagirq (Book of the Fox) was published in Amsterdam. The naming of the collection was based on the fact that the key character in most of the fables was a fox.

Modern interpretations

In 1825 the French academic Antoine-Jean Saint-Martin published a French translation of the Fables.

In 1975, Soviet-era director Robert Sahakyants made a 10-minute animated film, The Fox Book, based on Aigektsi's Fables. In association with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia, contemporary Armenian composer Stepan Babatorosyan created Six Fables, an original composition based on Aigektsi's Fables, with contemporary lyrics by Yuri Sahakyan. It won the 2004 Armenian Music Awards – Best Choir/Chorus Album. The Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia has also presented an outdoor musical-theatrical production based on Aigektsi's Fables.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ervine, Roberta R. (2006). Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian East: An International Symposium in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. p. 234.
  2. ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack (2000). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the sixth to the eighteenth century. Wayne State University Press. p. 479. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2014-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. A.J. Saint-Martin, "Choix de fables de Vartan", Paris, 1825. Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré père et fils
  5. Лисья книга/ Fox book (1975). 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 March 2016 – via YouTube.
  6. "Singers.com: Hover Chamber Choir: Vardan Aigektsi – Six Fables". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. "Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia – SIX FABLES- based on the writings of vardan aigektsi". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. "HOVER". Hoverchoir.org. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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