Following his ordination as vardapet ( celibate priest ) in 1895 , he studied music at the Frederick William University in Berlin .
Orphaned at a young age , Komitas was taken to Etchmiadzin , Armenia 's religious center , where he received education at the Gevorgian Seminary .
Following Komitas ' ordination as vardapet ( celibate priest ) in 1895 , Komitas studied music at the Frederick William University in Berlin .
Orphaned at a young age , Komitas was taken to Etchmiadzin , Armenia 's religious center , where he received education at the Gevorgian Seminary .