Anak the Parthian
Armenian Parthian noble (died 258) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Anak the Parthian noble, who was the father of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. For the figure in the Hebrew Bible said to be the forefather of the Anakites, see Anak.
Anak the Parthian (Old Armenian: Անակ Պարթեւ, romanized: Anak Part῾ew; fl. third century) was a Parthian noble who, according to the Armenian tradition, was the father of Gregory the Illuminator, who converted Armenia to Christianity in the early fourth century. Anak is said to have killed King Khosrov of Armenia at the incitement of the Sasanians, leading to his own murder and the extermination of his family, except for the child Gregory, who was saved and taken to Roman territory. The details and historicity of this account have been debated by historians.