ARMENIAN CHURCHES. QQ

Haberdu, or Harherd, an Archbishoprick, in
the province of Harberd, the Church or Mo-
nastery is called Surb-Astuasasin, near Ha-
fliith, having four Bishopricks, and three^
Convents.
Hispahan, Ispahan, or Sphulmn, by the Arme-
nians, the royal city of Persia ; an Arch-
bishoprick, having twenty Armenian church-
es, viz. 1. Surb Astusasin. 2. Surb Nicolaus.
3. Surb Jacub. 4. Surb Amenaphrdc and
Monastery of St. BaSil. 5. Surb G rigor. 6.
Surb Johan. 7. Amirrastheu. 8. Karametlch.
9. Porteun. 10. Norascen. 11. Karachen.
12. St. Jacub. 13. Anapatuin. 14. Erivane



7. Senchvise. Episcopatus distans ab Hamith 4. diebus.
S>Thulguran Episcopatus, distat ab Hamith 2. diebus. '

Harberdu, vel Harberd Archiepiscopatus in Provincia Har-
berd, Ecclesia aut Monasterium est Siirb-Astuasasiii proijl
Hamith ipsi Occideivtalem : habet sub se 4. Episcopatus &
3. Conventus, quorum nomina ignorabat D. Arcltiepiscopa-
tusUskan. .' '

Hispahan, vulg6 Armenis Sphuhu'n, Archiepiscopatus, regia
civitas Persarum k tempore tanti^im Scha-Abas, qui Armeuos
plurimos collegit in parte civitatis, aut subiirbio' quod
dicitur Gulfa, aliis Ciolfa, in quo sunt Armenorum Ecclesiae,
20. I . Snrb-Astuasasin. 2. Surb-Nicplalis. 3. Surb-

I Jacub. A, Surb-Amenaphreic, id est, omnium redemptor,
Sceat Monasterium S. Basilii. 5. Surb-Grigor 6.' Snrb-
Joban. 7' Amirrasthenesi. S. Karametichens. 9, Portuens.
10. Norasdeuciui. Il.Kaiachein. 12. S. Jacub. 13. Ana-



04 ARMENIAN CHURCHES.
the Greater. 15. Erivane the Less. 16.
Gazge. 17. Schaspanin. 18. Ckocin. 19.
Convent of Nuns, 20. Choga Abedik.
Gulfa or C«o//a, and Erevan, a town adjacent
toHispahan, havhig about 8000 Armenians,
almost all merchants. It has two Suffragan
Bishops.,

Kftrmiupanch, in the province of Ecega^or, dis-
tant from Erevan two days : an Archbishop-
rick, having four Suffragans.
Capisvanch, a Bishoprick and Monastery of St.
Basil.
Caputusvauch, a Monastery.
patinn. 14. Erevaneseos magnus. 15. Erevaneseos minor.
