Born: Istanbul, 1943
Education: Mekhitarist “Dprevank” (Seminary) of San Lazzaro in Venice (1955-59)
Higher Education: Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome, Master in Philosphy (1962), and in Theology (1966);
Specialization: ibid., Oriental Theology and Spirituality (1966-1968)
PhD
“The Principle of Interiority in St. Augustine’s Theory of Knowledge and the self-knowledge of the knowing subject”, State University of Istanbul, 1973
High school teaching: Mekhitarian and Getronagan High Schools (Istanbul, 1971-1974), Liceo Italiano of Istanbul (1971-1972), Moorat-Raphael College (Venice, 1974-85)
University teaching: Chair of Armenian Language and Literature at the University of Venice (1976-), Chair of Armenian Church Institutions at the Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies, Rome (1988-); Invited lecturer at the Istituto Ecumenico San Bernardino, Venice, (1996-1999)
Visiting Professor: American Armenian International College of the University of La Verne, CA, (1988/89 - 1991/92)
Principal: Moorat-Raphael College (1982-85)
Scientific-administrative responsabilites: Secretary of the Armenian Academy of the Mekhitarist Fathers at San Lazzaro in Venice (1974-81), Collaborator of the “Centro di Studi e di Documentazione della Cultura Armena” (Milano, 1976-90), Committee Member of AIEA (Association Internationale des Études Arméniennes, 1982-89, 1997-), President of the AIEA Committees “Armenian Studies 2000” and “Armenian Studies 2004”
Assistant Editor: Bazmavep (“Revue d’Études Arméniennes”, 1974-79)
Editor: Hye Endanik (Periodical, 1974-82); Bazmavep (1980-1985); 10 volumes among which the Proceedings of the 1st (ed. 1978) and the 5th (ed. 1992) International Symposia on Armenian Art
Chief Organizer: “Giornate di Studio: Gli Armeni nella cultura italiana” (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986); 5th International Symposium on Armenian Art (1988)
Scientif. coordinator/Director: Exhibition “The Armenians in Italy” (1990); Settimana di Studio “Storia religiosa dell’Armenia” (2001)
Founder and Director: Summer Intensive Course of the Armenian Language and Culture organized by the Moorat-Raphael College (1984-1986); Summer Intensive Course of the Armenian Language and Culture at the University of Venice (1986-)
Founder (one of the four founders) and President: Associazione “Padus-Araxes”
Founder (one of the four founders) and Vice-President: Associazione “Italiarmenia” (1991-97), member of the Directory Board: (1997-)
Monographs: 13; Scientific papers: 167; entries in Encyclopaedias: 33 ...; volumes in collaboration: 3; volumes edited: 15; Project Director (audiovisual): Hayeren Khosink
Conferences taken part in: 216; to 190 of these with a paper, in: Argentine, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Danmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holand, Italy, Lebanon, Sweden, Syria, USA Lectures given: 351, in: Argentine, Armenia, Austria, Brasil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holand, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, USA;
Courses and seminars: 31
Languages: Armenian (old, modern), Italian, French, English, German, Turkish, Russian and Modern Greek (both elementary), Georgian (initial), Latin, Old Greek, Biblical Hebrew (element.)
Acknowledgements: Corresponding member of the “Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (1992); Member at abroad of the National Academy of Sciences of the Armenian Republic (1994); Honorary Professor of the “Hrachia Ajarian” free University of Yerevan, Armenia (1994); decorated with Gold Medal of Yerevan State University (2000); doctor h. c. of Yerevan State University (2000); doctor h.c. Libera Univ. Haybusak di Yerevan (2002); Effective member of the “Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (2005)
Prof. Zekiyan appears in the 9th and following editions of Marquis Who's Who in the World; in Barons Who’s Who Europe 500 Leaders for the New Century, and in Barons Who’s Who The Global 500; in 2000 Outstanging Scholars of the 21st Century of International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK.