 St. Aristaces I

Saint Aristaces also known as Aristakes () was assigned by St. Gregory I the Enlightener as the next Armenian Catholicos in line of Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church, to stabilize and continue strengthening Christianity not only in Armenia, but also in the Caucasus Albania and Anatolia.He was the second son of St. Gregory I the Enlightener to his wife Miriam and his older brother was Vrtanes.