Hayton of Corycus

Hayton of Corycus

Hayton of Corycus, O.Praem (also Hethum, Het'um, and variants; Armenian: Հեթում Պատմիչ, romanized: Hetʿowm Patmičʿ, lit. 'Hethum the Historian'; c. 1240 – c. 1310/1320) was a medieval Armenian nobleman and historiographer. He was also a member of Norbertines and likely a Catholic priest. Hayton is the author of La Flor des estoires de la terre d'Orient ("Flower of the Histories of the East"; Latin: Flos historiarum terre Orientis), a historiographical work about the history of Asia, especially about the Muslim conquests and the Mongol invasion, which he dictated at the request of Pope Clement V in 1307, while he was at Poitiers. The Old French original text was recorded by one Nicolas Faulcon, who also prepared a Latin translation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hayton of Corycus is the 2,134th most popular religious figure (up from 2,206th in 2019). (up from 3,056th in 2019)