Theodore Edward Dowling
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Theodore Edward Dowling (1837 – 1921) was an Anglican Priest
and historian
, who studied the ancient oriental churches and made numerous scholarly publications of books regarding the church history of Armenia
, Antioch
, Jerusalem Patriarchate and Georgia
.
Some of Archdeacon Dowling's numerous works which are of special value:
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, who studied the ancient oriental churches and made numerous scholarly publications of books regarding the church history of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
, Jerusalem Patriarchate and Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
Some of Archdeacon Dowling's numerous works which are of special value:
- The Armenian Church, (Richard Clay &Sons Limited , 1911)
- The Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Alexander Radischev, 1749-1802 (London: 1909)
- Sketches of Georgian Church History (London: Elibron Classics series, first published in 1911 and re-published in 2003)
See also
- Kartvelian studiesKartvelian studiesThe Kartvelian studies, or Kartvelology is a field of humanities covering Kartvelian history, languages, religion and/or culture....