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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan is the largest Armenian Apostolic church in the world. The status of the Armenian Apostolic Church within Armenia is defined in the country's constitution. Article 8.1 of the Constitution of Armenia states: "The Republic of Armenia recognizes the exclusive historical mission of the Armenian ...
St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 13:54 (UTC). Text ...
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Վարդան Մայր Տաճար) in New York City is the first cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church to be constructed in North America. [1] It is located in New York City on the corner of Second Avenue and 34th Street and was built to resemble the Saint Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin ...
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary is a seminary under the auspices of the Armenian Church of America, which is the American branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. [1] Since 2015, it has been located in Armonk, New York and is the only Armenian theological seminary in the Western hemisphere.
The cathedral and the surrounding complex covers an area of 16.4 hectares (41 acres) and is property of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin). [111] Recognized as a national monument in 1983 by the Soviet Armenian government, this designation was reaffirmed by the government of Armenia in 2002. [ 189 ]
On August 16, 1987 the foundation was laid for the new church building; on May 27, 1990, the new building was consecrated and its first Holy Mass was celebrated. The Church was officially named St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church. In the spring of 2012 the church was renovated under the auspices of the Prelate of Canada, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian.
Der Simonian, who has helped raise large sums for the Armenian Museum of Fresno and Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, contends he needed an approved project before starting a capital campaign.
Groundbreaking took place on June 6, 1956, and the new church was consecrated on October 20, 1957 by Archbishop (Later Catholicos) Khoren I Paroian. [2] [3] Adjacent to the church is a bilingual school, St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School. [4] The church has faced tensions during the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. [5]