Saint Shushanik, her feast day is celebrated on October 17. Legacy Consecration as saint After his death, Vardan Mamikonian was consecrated as a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is also revered by the Armenian Catholic Church as a saint of the church and by Armenian Evangelical Church. His commemoration day in the official Armenian Church calendar is usually in the month of February and on very rare occasions may fall in the first week of March. The actual feast day of Saint Vardan is a moving day, as it is on the last Thursday before Great Lent. Major Christian Armenian churches are named after Saint Vardan, including the St. Vartan Cathedral in New York City. There is also a St. Vartan Park right by the cathedral. Knights of Vartan Inc. (USA) The Armenian-American fraternal organization Knights of Vartan is named in honor of Vardan Mamikonian. References Bibliography 387 births 451 deaths Sparapets Ancient Armenian generals Armenian saints 5th-century Christian saints Vardan Rebellions against the Sasanian Empire 5th-century Armenian people Military saints Armenian people from the Sasanian Empire