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1 Holy Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew, First Illuminators of Armenia; 2 Second Sunday of Advent; 3 Saints Gennaro the Bishop and Mercurius the Warrios, Jacoc and Themistocles; 4 Saint Abgar the Witness; 5 Fast
The tomb of Mashtots is located under the altar. According to Movses Khorenatsi, when Mesrop Mashtots died (c. 440), three locations were considered for his burial place: his native Taron region; Goghtn, where he had begun his missionary work; and Vagharshapat, Armenia's political and religious capital, next to the graves of other saints.
It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church or Armenian Gregorian Church. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The Armenian Apostolic Church should not be confused with the fully distinct Armenian Catholic Church , which is an Eastern Catholic Church in communion with the See of Rome .
Orthodox Christians around the world have been celebrating Christmas by attending church services. While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the ...
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."
The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (Armenian: Կաթողիկոսութիւն Հայոց Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ) is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church. [2] Since 1930, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia has been headquartered in Antelias , Lebanon .
This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի). [1] To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church.
KORNIDZOR, Armenia (Reuters) - Father David fears for Nagorno-Karabakh's ancient Christian heritage following the defeat of the region's ethnic Armenian breakaway enclave by Azerbaijani forces.