Bible Encyclopedias
Gregory VIII
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
OF ARMENIA (surnamed Khandsoghad), succeeded Jacob III in 1411. He was a monk before his election. The inhabitants of Sis, who had poisoned his predecessor, made a conspiracy against their new chief, and were punished by the chief of the Mamelukes in.Cilicia, but roused themselves again in 1418, deposing the patriarch, and putting him in a fortress, where he died shortly afterwards. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gregory VIII'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gregory-viii.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.