Khachatur Kesaratsi

Khachatur Kesaratsi (Armenian: Խաչատուր Կեսարացի; 1590-1646) was an archbishop in the Safavid Empire of Armenian ethnicity. He is credited with the founding of the first printing press in Iran, in 1633,[1] or 1636.[2] In 1638, the first book was printed; a Saghmosaran (Psalter).[2][1]

Khachatur Kesaratsi
Statue of Khachatur Kesaratsi in front of the museum dedicated to him, in New Julfa
Born1590
Died1646 (aged 55-56)
OccupationArchbishop, printer
Known forFirst printing press in Iran

References
  1. Berberian 2001, p. 37.
  2. Hacikyan et al. 2005, p. 45.

Sources
  • Berberian, Houri (2001). Armenians and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911: "the Love for Freedom Has No Fatherland". Westview Press. ISBN 978-0813338170.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ghougassian, Vazken S. (2009). "JULFA i. SAFAVID PERIOD". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 2; Vol. XV, Fasc. 3. pp. 325–326, 225–231.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmaijan, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan, eds. (2005). "The Heritage of Armenian Literature". The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814332214.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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