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Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. It is one of Armenia's better known churches [1] and a pilgrimage site. [6]
The Armenian eternity sign ( ֎ ֍ , Armenian: Հավերժության նշան, romanized: haverzhut’yan nshan) or Arevakhach (Արեւախաչ, "Sun Cross") is an ancient Armenian national symbol and a symbol of the national identity of the Armenian people. [1]
Armenian cross: Symbol of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and a typical feature of khachkars. Also known as the "Blooming Cross" owing to the trefoil emblems at the ends of each branch. A khachkar (cross-stone) is a popular symbol of Armenian Christianity. Bolnisi cross: Ancient Georgian cross and national symbol from the 5th century AD.
Armenian Church of Our Saviour pays respects to those lost in the Armenian genocide "We all have connections to the Armenian genocide. All of us," the church's pastor, Rev. Tadeos Barseghyan, said.
Sevanavank (Armenian: Սևանավանք; meaning Sevan Monastery) is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island.
Despite the use of Aramaic and Greek in Armenia for centuries, the limited knowledge of these languages necessitated the translation of religious texts into Armenian. The invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mashtots‛ around 405 facilitated the development of a national literary tradition, drawing initially from Syriac and Greek sources before producing original works.
Enriching Life with values, Antelias, 2009 (in Armenian) St. Nerses the Gracious and Church Unity, Antelias, 2010 (in English) A Journey of Faith, Hope and Vision, Antelias, 2011 (in English) Taking the Church to the People, Antelias, 2011 (in English) Issues and Perspectives, Antelias, 2013 (in English) [1] The Armenian Church.
The Armenian Church played a central role in Armenian social life, and in 1330 it counted 44 churches under its jurisdiction. [8] From the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries, the Armenians formed the second largest ethnic group after the Tatars. Many of them began to speak Tatar as their home language, writing it in Armenian script. [9]