Nerses IV the Gracious

Nerses IV the Gracious Սուրբ Ներսէս Դ. Կլայեցի (Շնորհալի)
Nerses IV the Gracious illustration in 1898 book «Illustrated Armenia and Armenians»
Enthroned	1166
Reign ended	August 13, 1173
Predecessor	Gregory III of Cilicia
Successor	Gregory IV the Young
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Born	1098
Died	August 13, 1173

Nerses IV the Gracious (Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Դ. Կլայեցի (Շնորհալի); also Nerses Shnorhali or Saint Nerses the Graceful), (1098 - 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia from 1166 to 1173 as well as a theologian, poet, writer and religious hymn composer. Nerses was born in 1098 into the noble Pahlavuni family, near present day Aintab, Turkey. While in office, he moved the see of the Catholicos from Sis to Hromkla (Rumkale). A more precise translation of his epithet Shnorhali is "filled with Grace".

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Preceded by Gregory III of Cilicia

Catholicoi of the Holy See of Cilicia 1166–1173

Succeeded by Gregory IV the Young

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Name	Nerses IV the Gracious
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Date of birth	1098
Place of birth	Near present day Aintab, Turkey.
Date of death	August 13, 1173
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