Armenian Christians

Armenian Christians

The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Սուրբ Եկեղեցի, Hay Aṙak̕elakan Surb Ekeġec̕i) is the world's oldest national church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in AD 301, in establishing this church. The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church claims to trace its origins to the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1st century and is an early center of Christianity.

It is sometimes referred to as the Gregorian Church but this name is not preferred by the church as it views the Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus as the founders and St. Gregory the Illuminator as merely the first official governor of the church.

Read more about Armenian Christians:  History, Oriental Orthodoxy in Caucasus and The Break With The Georgian Orthodox Church, Miaphysitism Versus Monophysitism, Structure and Leadership, Comparison To Other Churches, Official Position of The Armenian Apostolic Church in The Republic of Armenia, Armenian Religious Communities in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), Armenian Apostolic Communities in The World, Women in The Armenian Church, Armenian Religious Architecture

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