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MechitaristenMechitarists, congregation, branch of a Catholic order founded by the Armenian monk Mechitar (Mekhitar) in Constantinople in 1701, originally based on the oriental Antonine Rule, since 1711 on the Rule of St. Benedict; first came to Vienna in 1810 (monastery and church in the 7th district of Vienna, built in 1873/74). The order promotes the study of oriental languages, possesses valuable manuscripts and pursues scholarly studies of Armenian literature. It has its own printing shop and publishes a periodical, "Handes Amsorya" (Journal of Armenian Philology). Its Abbot General is currently P. Gregorios Manian. Literature: V. Inglisian, Die Wiener. Mechitaristen-Kongregation, 1937; 150 Jahre Mechitaristen-Kongregation in Wien, 1962.
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