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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan is the largest Armenian Apostolic church in the world. The status of the Armenian Apostolic Church within Armenia is defined in the country's constitution. Article 8.1 of the Constitution of Armenia states: "The Republic of Armenia recognizes the exclusive historical mission of the Armenian ...
The basic curriculum includes theology, the Church Fathers, literature, history, art, new and old testament, patristics, liturgics and traditions of the Armenian Church. In 2005 the seminary started a translation program in which some students translate works into English and Russian which are then edited and published.
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary is a seminary under the auspices of the Armenian Church of America, which is the American branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. [1] Since 2015, it has been located in Armonk, New York and is the only Armenian theological seminary in the Western hemisphere.
[citation needed] As a result of the schism, the Armenian community was severely divided; many Armenians chose to stick behind the Armenian Apostolic Church. [citation needed] After the division, a new branch of the Mekhitarist order was formed in Trieste which then belonged to the Habsburgs.
In 2017, the mutual recognition of baptism was restored between the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Catholic Church. [21] Also baptism is mutually recognized between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Catholic Church. [22] [23] The Oriental Orthodox Churches are generally considered to be more conservative with regard to social ...
Gevorkian Theological Seminary [1] (Armenian: Գևորգյան Հոգևոր Ճեմարան Gevorkyan Hogevor Č̣emaran), also known as Gevorkian Seminary [2] [3] (Armenian: Գևրգյան Ճեմարան Gevorkyan Č̣emaran, pronounced [gɛvɔɾkʰˈjɑn t͡ʃɛmɑˈɾɑn]), is a theological university-institute [4] of the Armenian Apostolic Church opened in 1874.
The Feast of the Holy Translators (Armenian: Սուրբ Թարգմանչաց տօն, Surb T'argmanchats ton) is dedicated to a group of literary figures, and saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who founded the Armenian alphabet, translated the Bible, and started a movement of writing and translating important works into Armenian language. [1]
The Armenian Rite (Armenian: Հայկական պատարագ) [1] [2] is a liturgical rite used by both the Armenian Apostolic and the Armenian Catholic churches. Isaac of Armenia , the Catholicos of All Armenians , initiated a series of reforms with help from Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century that distinguished Armenia from its Greek and ...