Babken I of Cilicia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Babken I of Cilicia

Catholicos Coadjutor

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1868

Place of Birth: Gaziantep, Turkey

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1936

Profession: historian, contributing editor, cleric, religious servant, philologist

Nationality: Armenia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Babken I of Cilicia (Armenian: ?????? ?.
) Gulesserian (23 March 1868 in Aintab – 9 July 1936 in Antelias) was Catholicos Coadjutor to His Holiness Sahag II, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
He was chosen because of the old age of the Catholicos to assist him in his duties. Born Harutyun Gulesserian, Babken I served as Coadjutor for the period 1931 to 1936, whereas Catholicos Sahag II served from 1902-1939, outliving him.