And
while
he
thus
revived
the
religious
fervor
of
those
who
were
near
him,
and
sent
many
messages
of
advice
and
exhortation
to
all
the
provinces,
the
same
year,
six
months
after
the
death
of
blessed
Sahak,
the
Armenian
Army
being
located,
along
with
the
saintly
master,
in
the
Nor
Kaghak
in
Airarat,
with
the
same
godly
life
he
reached
the
saintly
end
of
those
who
have
been
summoned
by
Christ.
And
after
an
illness
of
a
few
days,
on
the
13th
day
of
the
month
of
Mehekan,
as
he
was
about
to
become
separated
from
his
beloved
pupils
to
join
Christ's
legion,
freed
from
his
pains
and
regaining
consciousness,
he
arose
and
sat
in
the
midst
of
those
around
him,
and
with
hands
upraised
to
heaven,
he
surrendered
to
God's
grace
those
who
remained,
and
asked
assistance
of
them.
And
the
names
of
the
principal
disciples
who
had
gathered
[there]
are,
first,
Hovsep,
whom
we
have
mentioned
at
the
beginning;
second,
Tadik,
a
temperate
man,
most
heedful
to
the
directions
of
the
master.
Among
the
military,
the
name
of
the
first
one,
Vahan,
of
the
Amatouni
clan,
who
was
the
commander
in
chief
of
Armenia
Major,
and
that
of
the
second,
Hmayak,
of
the
Mamikonian
clan,
excellent
and
pious
men,
heedful
to
the
master's
instructions.
And
as
the
hands
of
the
saint
were
upraised
to
heaven,
there
was
seen
a
luminous
vision
resembling
a
cross
over
the
mansion
where
the
blessed
one
was
dying.
This
was
seen
by
everyone
with
his
own
eyes,
and
was
not
related
by
acquaintances.
And
he
passed
on
to
the
saints
love
and
unity
as
a
legacy,
blessed
them
that
were
far
and
near,
and
went
to
his
rest,
offering
prayers
pleasing
to
Christ.
Vahan
and
Hmayak,
along
with
the
populace,
lifted
the
deceased,
having
made
all
arrangements,
with
psalms
and
doxologies
and
spiritual
joy,
with
burning
handles
and
flaming
torches,
sweet-smelling
incense,
and
brilliant
candlesticks,
preceded
by
luminous
crucifixes,
went
up
to
Oshakan
and
laid
him
there
in
the
place
of
the
Martyrs
and
performed
the
funeral
rites.
Then
the
vision
disappeared,
and
they
all
returned
to
their
places.
However,
three
years
later
Vahan
Amatouni
was
able
to
build,
with
Christ-loving
zeal,
a
marvelous
church
with
finely
hewn,
sculptured
stones,
and
inside
the
church
built
the
Saint's
tomb.
For
the
altar
of
the
life-giving
body
and
blood
of
Christ,
he
prepared
graceful
vessels
of
varied
colors,
decorated
with
shining
gold,
silver,
and
precious
stones.
And
together
with
the
assembled
monks,
he
transferred
the
body
of
Mashtots,
the
witness
for
Christ's
religion
of
the
cross,
to
the
sarcophagus
in
the
church.
And
for
the
glory
of
God
they
appointed
one
of
his
pupils
named
Tadik,
a
temperate
and
pious
man,
along
with
brethren,
as
servants
of
the
Saint
who
had
attained
the
state
of
bliss.
