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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Palestinian Christians religiousDenomination Armenian Apostolic Church
Calouste religion Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian
Mr. Five Percent religion Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian
Armenian majorReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Armenians
Armenian Jerusalem lectionary religiousDenomination Armenian Apostolic Church
Lori Province majorReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
Kotayk Province religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Golestan Province hasEthnicGroup Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic
Harput hasReligionHistory Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Province religionMajority Armenian Apostolic Church
April 10 (Armenian Apostolic Church) usedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Christian Arabs religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Church of St. Sargis, Feodosia religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Noratus Cemetery religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church
Artashat (Armenia) majorChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Artashat
Armenian principalities hasReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
Sevan Island (now a peninsula) religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church
subject surface form: Sevan Island
Sevan religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Gavar hasReligiousMajority Armenian Apostolic Church
Martuni hasReligiousBuilding Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic church
Vardenis hasReligiousBuilding Armenian Apostolic Church
Vardenis majorDenomination Armenian Apostolic Church
Sevanavank Monastery religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Hayravank Monastery religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Nakhichevan uezd religionPresent Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Genocide Memorial Church denomination Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Genocide Memorial Church affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
St. James Cathedral religiousAffiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
St. James Cathedral isPrincipalChurchOf Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
St. James Cathedral governedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Convent of St. James religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Convent of St. James administeredBy Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Convent of St. James affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Seminary religiousAffiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Seminary operatedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Patriarchate Road connectsTo Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate
Armenian Patriarchate Road connectsTo Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Patriarchate Road hasReligiousAssociation Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem partOf Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem hasJurisdictionOver Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem isHeadOf Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem church Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Museum of Jerusalem religiousContext Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Museum of Jerusalem associatedWith Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Spitak hasReligiousBuildingType Armenian Apostolic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic church
Goris religionTraditionallyAssociated Armenian Apostolic Church