Armenian Apostolic Church

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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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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)

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Caffa religionPresent Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian alphabet usedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Surmalu uezd religiousCommunities Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Novo-Bayazet uezd religionMajority Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Quarter contains Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Quarter religiousCenterOf Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Church in Jerusalem
Armenian Quarter administratedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Quarter hasReligiousAffiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Ottoman culture includesReligiousCommunity Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
William Saroyan religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Library and Museum of America subjectArea Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Church
Saint Nino veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church
Decree of Union with the Armenians religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Church
Decree of Union with the Armenians concerns Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Church
southern Georgia hasReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Southern Georgia
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
Stone of Anointing hasCustodialCommunities Armenian Apostolic Church
Status Quo of the Holy Places appliesToCommunity Armenian Apostolic Church
Rotunda usedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
Church of the Resurrection sharedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Miaphysitism heldBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Nativity Fast observedIn Armenian Apostolic Church
Akhaltsikhe hasReligiousCommunity Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Christian heritage of Beirut associatedWithCommunity Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christians
Armenian language primaryReligionAssociated Armenian Apostolic Church
Jerry Tarkanian religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Gregory the Illuminator religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Gregory the Illuminator founded Armenian Apostolic Church
Gregory the Illuminator veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church
Gregory the Illuminator patronage Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Church
Tiridates III of Armenia canonizedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Tiridates III of Armenia veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church
Tiridates III of Armenia patronOf Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Church
Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Church partOf Armenian Apostolic Church
Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Church appliesTo Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian literature religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church
Saint Hripsime veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church
St. Hripsime Church (Vagharshapat) denomination Armenian Apostolic Church
St. Hripsime Church (Vagharshapat) religiousOrder Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic
Garegin II religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Garegin II spiritualLeaderOf Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church
Garegin II church Armenian Apostolic Church
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia church Armenian Apostolic Church
Vagharshapat isSpiritualCenterOf Armenian Apostolic Church
Vagharshapat isReligiousCenterOf Armenian Apostolic Church
Vagharshapat hasPrimaryReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened scope Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: entire Armenian Apostolic Church