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The Armenian Rite (Armenian: Հայկական պատարագ) [1] [2] is a liturgical rite used by both the Armenian Apostolic and the Armenian Catholic churches. Isaac of Armenia , the Catholicos of All Armenians , initiated a series of reforms with help from Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century that distinguished Armenia from its Greek and ...
The Church was registered in Armenia on December 22, 1995. The translation of the Book of Mormon in Eastern Armenian was translated with selections published as early as 1991 and fully completed on December 28, 2000. [7] In 2000, Armenia became part of the Europe East Area. On February 2, 2002 the Yerevan meetinghouse, Armenia's first, was ...
21 Saints Thaddeus Apostle of Armenia and Sandoukht the Virgin; 22 Second Sunday after Transfiguration; 23 Saints Cyprian and the Forty-five Martyrs, and the Virgins Justina, Euphemia, and Christina; 24 Saints Athenogenes the Bishop and the Ten Disciples and Five Martyrs; 25 Fast Day
From this synthesis, the new Armenian Rite came about, which had similarities both with the Byzantine and the Antiochian Syriac rite. [24] Christianity was strengthened in Armenia in the 5th century by the translation of the Bible into the Armenian language by the native theologian, monk, and scholar, Saint Mesrop Mashtots. Before the 5th ...
In the Armenian Rite the altar is placed against the eastern wall of the church, often in an apse. The shape of the altar is usually rectangular, similar to Latin altars, but is unusual in that it will normally have several steps on top of the table, on which are placed the tabernacle, candles, ceremonial fans, a cross, and the Gospel Book. The ...
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States of America and Canada (Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Naregensis) is an Armenian Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church located in Glendale, California, United States and is immediately subject to the Holy See.
(all Armenian Rite) . Apostolic Exarchs of Latin America and Mexico (América Latina e México) Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. (3 July 1981 – 4 July 2018), initially Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Armenians (1981.07.03 – 1989.02.18), later Eparchial Bishop of Eparchy of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1989.02.18 – 2018.07.04.), temporarily Procurator at Rome of the ...
The Constitution as amended in 2005 provides for freedom of religion and the right to practice, choose, or change religious belief. It recognizes "the exclusive mission of the Armenian Church as a national church in the spiritual life, development of the national culture, and preservation of the national identity of the people of Armenia."