Armenian Apostolic Church

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Christian denomination Oriental Orthodox Church autocephalous church national church

The Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the oldest Christian churches, an Oriental Orthodox body that serves as the national church of the Armenian people and a central institution of Armenian religious and cultural identity.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Armenian Apostolic Christians 3
Armenian Apostolic Christianity 2
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem 2

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Church ⓘ
autocephalous church ⓘ
national church ⓘ
cathedral Etchmiadzin Cathedral ⓘ
centralTo Armenian cultural identity ⓘ
Armenian national identity ⓘ
Armenian religious identity ⓘ
christology Miaphysitism ⓘ
surface form: Miaphysite Christology
clergyType celibate monastic bishops ⓘ
married parish priests ⓘ
communionWith Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
currentCatholicosOfAllArmenians Garegin II ⓘ
declaredStateReligionBy Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
surface form: King Tiridates III of Armenia
declaredStateReligionYear AD 301 ⓘ
denominationalFamily Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
founder Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
foundingDate 1st century ⓘ
governance episcopal polity ⓘ
governingBody Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Church ⓘ
hasCatholicosate Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ
Etchmiadzin Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
hasDioceseIn France ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
headquarters Etchmiadzin Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Etchmiadzin
influencedBy Greek patristic tradition ⓘ
influences Armenian architecture ⓘ
Armenian art ⓘ
Armenian literature ⓘ
Armenian music ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Classical Armenian ⓘ
liturgy Armenian Rite ⓘ
majorFeast Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form: Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of Christ (January 6)
nationalChurchOf Armenian people ⓘ
primaryTerritory Armenia ⓘ
Armenians ⓘ
surface form: Armenian diaspora

Republic of Artsakh ⓘ
surface form: Artsakh
recognizesCouncil Council of Ephesus ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
rejectsCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roleInHistory first state church in world history ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
see Etchmiadzin Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
supremePatriarchTitle Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ
theology Miaphysitism ⓘ
traditionalFoundingDate AD 301 ⓘ
usesAlphabet Armenian alphabet ⓘ
usesCalendar Julian calendar (for liturgical feasts in many jurisdictions) ⓘ

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armenian Quarter → administratedBy → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Catholicos of All Armenians → appliesToJurisdiction → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Mesrop Mashtots → canonizedBy → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Mesrop Mashtots → church → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenian Quarter → contains → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Church of the Nativity → denomination → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre → denominationSharing → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenia → dominantChurch → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenians → dominantChurch → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
First Republic of Armenia → dominantChurch → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Caucasus → hasMajorReligion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy → hasMemberChurch → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
South Caucasus → hasReligion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenian Quarter → hasReligiousAffiliation → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Khashuri Municipality → hasReligiousMinority → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Catholicos of All Armenians → headOf → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenian Evangelical churches → historicalRelation → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Eastern Christianity → includes → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Ottoman culture → includesReligiousCommunity → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → isPrincipalChurchOf → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → isSpiritualCenterOf → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Christianity
Ijevan → majorReligion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Vanadzor → majorReligion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Georgians → minorityReligion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar → notAdoptedBy → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon → rejectedBy → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenian Church of St. Hripsime (Yalta) → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Bagratid Armenia → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Baku Governorate → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Calouste Gulbenkian → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Catholicos of All Armenians → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Cilician Armenia → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Elisavetpol Governorate → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Erivan Governorate → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Erivan uezd → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
George Deukmejian → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Lebanese people → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Republic of Artsakh → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
William Saroyan → religion → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Armenian Oblast → religionMajority → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Novo-Bayazet uezd → religionMajority → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Kvemo Kartli → religionPracticed → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
Caffa → religionPresent → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Smyrna → religionPresent → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
Armenian Quarter → religiousCenterOf → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Church in Jerusalem
Surmalu uezd → religiousCommunities → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Hymnal (Sharakan collection) → religiousDenomination → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Mashdots (Ritual book) → religiousDenomination → Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Mashdots