Vrej Nersessian

Rev. Dr Vrej Nersessian was born in 1948 in Tehran and was educated at the Armenian College in Calcutta, the Theological Seminary at Holy See of Etchmiadzin, and King's College, University of London. From 1975 to 2011 he was the curator in charge of the books and manuscripts of the Christian Middle East at the British Library. He is the pastor of Saint Yeghiche's Armenian Church in London.



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Repatriated miniatures depicting St. Mark and Holy Ascension of Christ were missing for over a century. Courtesy images

13th cent Armenian miniatures returned to Jerusalem Patriarchate

Nov 23, 2011: Rev. Dr. Vrej Nersessian tells the story of a unique act of repatriation of two miniatures from the collection of Thanassis Martinos to the Jerusalem Patriarchate that he helped facilitate.  more...



A serio-comic map by Fred W. Rose from 1877 .

British Library exhibit features magnificent maps

Aug 17, 2010: Rev. Dr. Vrej Nersessian notes that the exhibit includes a truly magnificent Armenian map of the world from 1695 as well as another one that reflected Western fears of Russian expansion.  more...