canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church

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canon law religious legal system

The canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church are the body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that define the doctrine, governance, liturgy, and disciplinary practices of this ancient Oriental Orthodox Christian church.

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Label	Occurrences
canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canon law ⓘ religious legal system ⓘ
aimsAt	unity of faith and practice in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
appliesTo	Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn	clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ laity of the Armenian Apostolic Church in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ monastics of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
characteristic	combination of written canons and customary practice ⓘ
defines	doctrine of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
distinctFrom	Eastern Orthodox canon law ⓘ Roman Catholic canon law NERFINISHED ⓘ civil law of the Republic of Armenia ⓘ
hasSource	Holy Scripture NERFINISHED ⓘ customary law of the Armenian Church ⓘ decisions of church councils ⓘ patristic tradition of the Armenian Church ⓘ
historicalContinuityWith	ancient Christian canonical tradition ⓘ
includes	liturgical rubrics ⓘ penitential norms ⓘ rules on church property ⓘ rules on episcopal elections ⓘ rules on parish administration ⓘ
interpretedBy	Catholicos of All Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ synods of the Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfEarlyTexts	Classical Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to maintain ecclesiastical order in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ to preserve doctrinal orthodoxy in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ to provide disciplinary norms for clergy and laity ⓘ to regulate worship in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
regulates	church governance of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ disciplinary practices of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ ecclesiastical courts of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ fasting and feasts in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ liturgy of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ marriage discipline in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ monastic life in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ ordination in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ sacramental practice in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	internal life of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ relations among clergy in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ relations between clergy and laity in the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
usedBy	Catholicos of All Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ

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

National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened → governedBy → canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ