Barsegh Explained

Barsegh (Armenian: Բարսեղ) is an Armenian given name. Parsegh is an alternative in Western Armenian.

Barsegh and Parsegh may refer to:

Religious leaders

• Parsegh of Cilicia, Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia from 1105 to 1113
• Barsegh or Basil the Doctor, poet and chaplain of Baldwin of Marash
• Parsegh, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem (1341–1356)
• Parsegh Petros IV Avkadian, known as Basile Petros IV Avkadian, Armenian Catholic Patriarch from 1780 to 1788

Others

• Barsegh Kanachyan or Parsegh Ganatchian (1885–1967), Lebanese-Armenian composer and conductor
• Barsegh Kirakosyan (born 1982), Russian-born Armenian football player
• Parsegh Shahbaz (1883–1915), Ottoman Armenian lawyer, political activist, journalist, and columnist