
The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, romanized: Hay Aṙak’elakan Yekeghetsi) is the national church of the Armenian people. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian institutions.
The Kingdom of Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion under the rule of King Tiridates III of the Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century. According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus of Edessa in the 1st century.
It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Armenian Gregorian Church. The term Gregorian Church is not preferred by the church itself, as it views the Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus as its founders, and St. Gregory the Illuminator as merely the first official governor of the church. It is also known simply as the Armenian Church.
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Treasures and relics of the Armenian Apostolic Church
CATHEDRAL OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN IN MINIATURE WITH THE RADIANT CROSS
1734, VAN. Silver, colorful stones, Impressing, double threading, encrusting, gold-dipping, stamping. 142x33x36RELIQUARY WITH THE RELIC OF NOAH`S ARK
1698, KANAKER. Silver, wood. Impressing, gold-dipping, encrusting, silver-plating. 51x26x6 cmRELIQUARY WITH THE RELIC OF NOAH`S ARK
1698, KANAKER. Silver, wood. Impressing, gold-dipping, encrusting, silver-plating. 51x26x6 cmTHE RIGHT HAND OF ST. THADDEUS THE APOSTLE WITH RELIC
17-th c., Silver, colorful stones. Double-threading, encrusting, gold-dipping, molding, 40.5×7 cmTHE RIGHT HAND OF (ST. JAMES OF NISIBIS) ST. HAGOP OF NISIBIS
1709, craftsman: Reverend Father Abraham. Silver, colorful stones, garnet, amethyst. Impressing, molding, gold-dipping, enameling, engraving. 47.5 cm“KHOTAKERATS SOURP NISHAN” RELIQUARY
1300. VAYOTS DZOR. Silver, wood. Impressing, encrusing, gold-plating. 42x27x5“KHOTAKERATS SOURP NISHAN” RELIQUARY
1300. VAYOTS DZOR. Silver, wood. Impressing, encrusing, gold-plating. 42x27x5RELIQUARY
17-18-th c., ISFAHAN. Silver, colorful stones. Impressing, gold-dipping, engraving. 24.8x15x1.5 cmRELIQUARY WITH THE RELIC OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
10-th c., restored in 1143, VAN. Silver, wood, leather. Impressing, gold-dipping. 24.5x17x3.5CROSS WITH RELIC
LEEM MONASTORY, VASPOURAKAN. Silver, colorful stone. Double-thrreading, encrusting, molding, impressing, gold-dipping, engraving. 29x29x1.5 cmCROSS WITH RELICS OF ST. KARAPET (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST)
14-th c., ADANA, restored by Alexan of Ourfa in 1665. Siver, colorful stones. Impressing, encrusting, double-threading, gold-dipping. 26.5×22 cm
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