John V the Historian
Catholicos of Armenia
b. 840s · d. 925
61st Catholicos of All Armenians · 897–?
Offices
- Catholicos of All Armenians № 61 · 897 – ?
Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi, also called John V the Historian, was Catholicos of Armenia from 897 to 925, and a noted chronicler and historian. He is known for his History of Armenia. He is also the author of a list of Armenian Catholicoi titled Shar Hayrapetatsʻn Hayotsʻ.
Related people
- Mashdotz I relative of · traditional
- Mashdotz I succeeded · inferred
Places
- Ancient Draskhanakert birth
- Vaspurakan death
- Akdamar Island burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.