Life and Legacy of Mkhitar Sebastaci, Founder of the Mkhitarist Order
Mkhitar Sebastaci, born in Sebaste, now Sivas, pursued a monastic life despite family expectations. He founded the Mkhitarist Order in 1701 in Constantinople, aiming to elevate Armenian education and spirituality. His journey from deacon to monk to founder is an inspiring tale of dedication and vision.
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Mkhitar Sebastaci Ani Arghutyan Middle school 7-2class
Early life Mkhitar Sebastaci was born Manugh in Sebaste. Now this country name is Sivas. His parents gave him a good education to prepare him to assume the family business. Instead, from an early age, he wanted to become a monk. At the age of fifteen, Manugh finally received the permission he had long sought from his family and he entered the nearby monastery, where he was quickly ordained a deacon. It was at this point that he changed his name to the one he is now known by, Mekhitar.
Monk After his admittance to monastic life, Mkhitar began to see that the state of monastic life was extremely low after the devastating destruction of the Armenian monasteries in previous centuries. He began to seek out a source of true learning of the spiritual life, being taken to various monasteries by several traveling religious scholars who promised to teach him what he sought if he would serve them. During this period, he came into contact with members of the Roman Catholic religious orders who were active in Armenia. Learning about Catholicism, he came to feel that Rome would be the best place to do the theological studies he had long sought.
Fonder Inspired by the idea of creating a religious order of preachers dedicated to raising the educational and spiritual level of the Armenian people, based on the models of the Western Church, Mkhitar founded in 1701 in Constantinople what would become known after his death as the Mkhitarist Order. Mkhitar died at the monastery on 27 April 1749 and is buried in the monastery church.
