St. Pachomius Library: Armenia

ARMENIA

A country said to have been evangelized by the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus, although its official conversion took place in the early IV Century reign of Tiridates, after the mission of St. Gregory the Illuminator. Through the efforts of saints like Mesrop, Christianity was soon interwoven with every aspect of Armenian culture. The Church is often credited with preserving this culture to the present day; of course, this has also given the Armenian Church a political dimension.
The Armenian Church is non-Chalcedonian, a theology probably reflected in most links below.
Under construction --- far from complete! Read with caution.

Official:

Catholicosate of Cilicia
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Armenian Church of America
St. Nersess Seminary

General: Armenian History (see also Armenian Holocaust entry).

Armenian Enlightenment Chronicle: homepage by Gevork Nezaryan. --- Armenian Highland
The Armenians: homepage by Hye Etch --- HyeEtch
Ian Gillman and Hans-Joachim Klimkeit: Christians in Armenia and Georgia before 1500, (1999). Chapter 6 of their Christians in Asia before 1500 (University of Michigan, 1999).
General: The Armenian Apostolic Church:
- Hratch Tchilingirian: The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church. --- Sain.Org
- Archdn. Theodore E. Dowling: The Armenian Church, (1910). London: SPCK, 1910.
- G. Nazaryan: Churches, Monasteries, and Cathedrals of Armenia: --- Armenian Highlands
- List of Catholicoi: --- Armenian Highland
General: Liturgical: About:
- Hratch Tchilingirian: Armenian Christmas: --- Sain.Org
- Fr. Zaven Arzoumanian: The Groupings of the Feasts in the Armenian Church: --- Sain.Org
- Fr. Garabed Kochakian: The Sacraments of the Armenian Church: --- Sain.Org
- An unusual and to many people (including the editors of this library) rather disturbing feature of Armenian Christianity is the continuation of animal sacrifice, a subject which to our knowledge has not been much discussed by theologians interested in resolution of the Non-Chalcedonian problem.
Places in Armenia: Echmiadzin; Geghard Monastery; Haghardzin Monastery; Tatev Monastery; Zvartnots;
Armenian Sites Outside Present Armenia: Darashamb Monastery; Sourb Thade Monastery;
The Armenian Bible:
- Fr. Vazken Movsesian: The Bible in the Armenian Church: --- Sain.Org
- Armenian Youth Cultural Assoc.: Voskan's Bible: About the first printed Armenian Bible. --- Sain.Org
Heresy, Schism, and Uniatism in Armenia: See also: Tondrakianism
- Hovannes M. Khosdeghian: The Armenian Catholics: The author is Armenian Orthodox. --- Sain.Org
- Fr. Nerses Nersessian: Sects in Armenian History: --- Sain.Org

Armenian Devotional and Liturgical Material:

Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church: Translation of text, with some comments on church etiquette. --- Cilicia.Com
Armenian Wedding Service: Translated by John and Ender Berberian. --- Cilicia.Com
Some Armenian Prayers: --- Cilicia.Com

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