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2001 September 25: Pope John Paul II visits Armenia to participate on the celebrations of 1,700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as a national religion in Armenia. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] 2001 September 25: Poghos Poghosyan, a Georgian citizen of Armenian origin, killed in central Yerevan by President Kocharyan's bodyguards.
A tactical overview of the battle. The 66,000-strong Armenian army took Holy Communion before the battle. The army was a popular uprising, rather than a professional force, but the Armenian nobility who led it and their respective retinues were accomplished soldiers, many of them veterans of the Sassanid dynasty's wars with Rome and the nomads of Central Asia.
Armenian side (and allies) Opponent Results Battle of Vardanakert (702 - 703) Arminiya: Umayyad Caliphate: Victory. Armenian victory; Battle of Bagrevand (25 April 775) Armenian princes Abbasid Caliphate: Defeated Decisive Abbasid victory; Battle of Sevan (921) (part of Arab–Byzantine wars) Bagratid Armenia: Sajid dynasty: Armenian victory
Ethnic Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms after Azerbaijan launched a brief but bloody military offensive on Tuesday, handing a boost to Azerbaijan as it seeks to ...
Armenia becomes the first official Christian state in the world, King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion of Armenia. Zoroastrianism starts to decline gradually. 330: End of Tiridates III's reign. 387: Division of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts per the Peace of Acisilene between the Sassanid Persians and ...
1901 November: Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery; 1903 June 12: Armenian Church and its property (Russian Armenia) 1904: Second Sasun Resistance; 1904: Raid of a Russian military depot in Alexandropol; 1905 January 22: Revolution of 1905 starts in Russia (Russian Armenia) 1905-1907: Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1907 (Russian Armenia)
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."
Armenian rebels: The Battle of 40 Abbasid Caliphate: 863 Armenian rebels: Battle of Sevan: Sajid Emirate of Azerbaijan: 924 Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia: Battle of Ani: Byzantine Empire: 1042 Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia: Battle of Azaz (1125) Seljuk Empire: Crusades: 1125 Cilician Kingdom of Armenia: Battle of Mamistra: Byzantine Empire: 1152 ...