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The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.
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 .
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 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."
While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the world's 200 million Orthodox Christians, the birth of Jesus Christ is marked on 7 January.
Church of the Holy Archangels Location of Church of the Holy Archangels in a detailed map of the monastery compound. [1]The Church of the Holy Archangels (Armenian: Սրբոց Հրեշտակապետաց եկեղեցի, romanized: Srbots Hreštakapetats yekeğetsi), also known as Deir ez-Zeitun (دير الزيتون Dayr az-Zaytūn, "Monastery of the Olive Tree"), [2] is an Armenian Orthodox ...
The Armenian Patriarchate also has jurisdiction over the Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) communities in Israel, Jordan and Palestine. The Armenian churches with full jurisdiction are: The Saint Elias Church in Haifa; The Saint Nicholas Church in Jaffa; The Saint George Monastery in Ramle; The St. Thaddeus Armenian Church in Amman, Jordan
The 33-year-old Armenian priest has come to Kornidzor, a village on the border with mainly Muslim Azerbaijan, to provide spiritual support to tens of thousands of his compatriots now fleeing their ...