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The Christianization of Armenia is regarded as one of the most important events in Armenian history, significantly shaping the people's identity, and turning Armenia away from its centuries-long links to the Iranian world. Additionally, the Armenian Church is considered to have provided a structure for the preservation of Armenian identity in ...
The Kingdom of Armenia was the first state in history to adopt Christianity as its official religion under the rule of King Tiridates III, of the Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century. [7] [8] According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus (Jude) in the 1st century. St.
610 – Armenia and Caucasian Albania go from Chalcedonian to Monophysite [10] 616 – Kent and Essex return to paganism; c. 620 – Alemanni (Chalcedonian Church) 624 – Kent returns from pagan to Chalcedonian; 627 – Lombards return from Chalcedonian to Arian; 627 – Northumbria – (Chalcedonian Church); East Anglia returns from ...
As of 2011, most Armenians in Armenia are Christians (97%) [2] and are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is one of the oldest Christian churches. It was founded in the 1st century AD, and in 301 AD became the first branch of Christianity to become a state religion.
Scholars like Paul Peeters investigated early relations between Syriac Christianity and Armenia, shedding light on the genesis of Armenian hagiography. [14] Karapet Ter-Mkrtchyan, another notable figure, made significant discoveries in Armenian manuscripts and published studies on Armenian doctrinal writers and the history of the Armenian Church.
Violent persecutions of Christians were common and reached their climax in the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides. [ 374 ] [ 375 ] By the end of the eleventh century, Christianity was in full retreat in Mesopotamia and inner Iran although some Christian communities further to the east continued to exist.
The history of Armenia covers the topics related to the history of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Armenian people, the Armenian language, and the regions of Eurasia historically and geographically considered Armenian. [1] Armenia is located between Eastern Anatolia and the Armenian highlands, [1] surrounding the Biblical mountains of ...
Illustrated Armenian Bible from 1256. The Bible (Armenian: Աստուածաշունչ, 'Breath of God') has been translated to Armenian since the beginning of the fifth century. The invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots and Isaac of Armenia in 405 AD for lack of an alphabet sufficient for translating Christian scripture into.