St. Nerses I
Nov 19
Bishop of Armenia
Nerses spent his youth in Caesarea and married a Mamikonian princess named Sanducht, who bore him a son, St. Isaac the Great. After his wife's death, he was appointed chamberlain to King Arshak of Armenia, but entered the ecclesiastical state a few years later.
In 363, despite his protest of unworthiness, Nerses was consecrated Bishop of Armenia.
He was greatly influenced by St. Basil and, in effort to bring better discipline and efficiency to his diocese convened the first national synod in 365..