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The Armenian Apostolic Church ( Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, romanized : Hay Aṙak'elakan Yekeghetsi) [note 1] is the national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian institutions. [6]
The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus ( Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք, Surb Tadeosi vank; Persian: کلیسای تادئوس مقدس, Kelisā-ye Tādeus moghadas) is an ancient Armenian monastery in the mountainous area of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world .
Armenian American veterans from Boston in Washington on 14 April 1920. The first recorded Armenian to visit North America was Martin the Armenian, from Iran. He was an Iranian Armenian tobacco grower who settled in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1618. [7] [8] In 1653–54, two Armenians from Constantinople were invited to Virginia to raise silk worms.
Ararat Stadium, Vanak. 1987. Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Armenian Catholic Church. Ghazali St. 1955. St. John's Central Evangelical Church. Nader Shah Ave. Hokeshuntch Armenian Evangelical Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral [a] ( Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized : Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. [b] It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often ...
The Saint Stepanos Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք, Surb Stepanos Vank; Persian: کلیسای سن استپانوس, Kelisā-ye San Estepānus), also known in Armenian as Maghardavank (Մաղարդավանք), is an Armenian monastery located about 15 km northwest of the city of Julfa in the province of East Azarbaijan, northwestern Iran.
Christianity in Iran dates back to the early years of the religion during the time of Jesus, predating Islam.Through this time the Christian faith has always been followed by a minority of the population of Iran under its different state religions: Zoroastrianism in historical Persia, followed by Sunni Islam in the Middle Ages after the Arab conquest, then Shia Islam since the Safavid ...
The Holy Savior Cathedral ( Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Վանք, Surb Amenaprkich Vank; Persian: کلیسای آمناپرکیچ, Kelisā ye Āmenāperkič ), also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran. It is commonly referred to as the Vank ( Վանք; وانک ...