Khachatur Kesaratsi (Armenian: Խաչատուր Կեսարացի; 1590–1646) was an Armenian archbishop in Safavid Iran. He is credited with the founding of the first printing press in Iran, in 1633, or 1636. In 1638, the first book was printed; a Saghmosaran (Psalter).
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1590 Caesarea, Ottoman Empire
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1646 (aged 55) New Julfa, Safavid Iran
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