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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 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.
Evangelical denominations (14 C) M. Methodist denominations (12 C, 38 P) S. Seventh-day Adventist Church (15 C, 9 P) ... Christian churches and churches of Christ;
As of 2011, it was the dominant religion in Armenia (94%) and ethnically Armenian unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (95%). [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Oriental Orthodoxy is a prevailing religion in Ethiopia (43.1%), while Protestants account for 19.4% and Islam – 34.1%. [ 34 ]
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.
Oriental Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Armenia (94%), and Ethiopia (44%, the total Christian population being roughly 67%). [citation needed]Oriental Orthodoxy is especially the dominant religion in the two Ethiopian regions of Amhara (82%) and Tigray (95%), as well as the chartered city of Addis Ababa (75%).
A substantial party of Armenian nobles sided with the Sasanian king and renounced Christianity, although the Sasanian efforts to root out Armenian Christianity ultimately failed. [54] Still, many elements of the pre-Christian religion became part of Armenian Christianity, and a small group of Armenians called the ArewordikĘż never converted to ...
Armenian religion may refer to: Religion in Armenia; Armenian Apostolic Church, the national church of Armenia; Armenian mythology, pre-Christian Armenian religious ...