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	Armenian Orthodox Church
		In Lebanon the Armenian Orthodox (see article on the term 'Orthodox') live in central parts of the country, in Iraq they mainly live in Baghdad.
		The organization of the Armenian Orthodox Church is unusually complex.
		The Armenian continues its cooperation with the Coptic Church and Syrian Jacobite churches.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/arm_orth.htm (533 words)

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		THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH By Hratch Tchilingirian CONTENTS n History n The Faith of the Armenian Church n The Armenian Catholic Church n The Armenian Evangelical Church n Functional Structure of the Armenian Church n The Hierarchical Structure of the Church HISTORY The Church was founded by Jesus Christ (cf.
		The history of the Armenian Church in all its manifestations and achievements, conflicts and struggles, is in the fullest sense of the term the history of confessing Christ in action.
		The dogmas of the Armenian Church are based on these "articles of faith." The Armenian Church belongs to the Orthodox family of churches, known as the Oriental Orthodox, or Non-Chalcedonian, Churches, i.e., the Armenian, Coptic, Syrian, Ethiopian and Indian Malabar churches.
	www.sain.org /Armenian.Church/intro.txt (3872 words)

	Armenian Apostolic Church - Armeniapedia.org
		The head of the Armenian Orthodox Church is the Catholicos of Armenia (the plural is Catholicoi).
		The Armenian Church belongs to the Orthodox family of churches, known as the Oriental Orthodox, or Non-Chalcedonian, Churches, i.e., the Armenian, Coptic, Syrian, Ethiopian and Indian Malabar churches.
		While the overwhelming majority of Armenians are members of the Armenian Church (also known as the “Mother Church”), a number of Armenians belong to the Armenian Catholic Church and Armenian Protestant Church (Evangelical) churches.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Armenian_Apostolic_Church (4024 words)

	Church of Armenia - OrthodoxWiki
		The Armenian Church was instrumental in the early missions to neighboring Georgia and Caucasian Albania.
		The hierarch of the Armenian Church is the Catholicos of Armenia.
		The Armenian Church also is one of the churches (together with the Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Copts, Ethiopians and Syrians) which cooperates in the use and administration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem).
	orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Armenia (564 words)

	Western Diocese of the Armenian Church
		Orthodox Christians frequently speak of seven sacraments, but God’s gift of grace is not limited only to these seven—the entire life of the Church is mystical and sacramental.
		The bishops are the leading members of the clergy in that they have the responsibility and the service of maintaining the unity of the Church throughout the world by ensuring the truth and unity of faith and practice of their respective churches with all of the others.
		In the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, between December 24 and 26, the Feast of St. Stephen is celebrated with great reverence and ceremony.
	www.armenianchurchwd.com /faith/deaconate/index.html (1414 words)

	Weekend Class on Armenian Church Provokes
		The issues were whether the Church should focus on being more nationalistic or religious, the issue of celibacy of the clergy, the shortage of clergy, along with the effects of the Genocide on the Church, the split of the Church and the issue of language in the Armenian Church.
		Thus, even though Armenian is spoken in the church, it is not the type of Armenian language that is understood by the majority of Armenians around the world.
		The churches are exactly the same in terms of their theology, yet political differences and leadership quarrels have kept them apart.
	armenianstudies.csufresno.edu /hye_sharzhoom/vol21/march69/weekend.htm (1210 words)

	The Armenian Church in Cilicia
		Church canons bear his name; homilies written by him are part of the service, and liturgical laws which he initiated are still in use today.
		Because of the war, the Armenians were not present at the Council of Chalcedon, and at the Synod of Dvin (505) the Armenian church aligned herself with the non-Chalcedonian churches.
		The churches which today comprise the group known as the non-Chalcedonian churches are the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Armenian Orthodox Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the Abyssinian (or Ethiopian) Orthodox Church.
	www.armenianprelacy.org /his02.htm (3264 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Egypt \| Obituary: Lifetime of service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Armenians in Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have been in mourning since 20 January, when His Eminence Archbishop Zaven Chinchinian, the Prelate of the Armenian Church in those three nations, passed away in a Cairo hospital.
		In 1965, Vazken I ordained and consecrated Chinchinian as a bishop.
		A delegation of four bishops representing Coptic Pope Shenouda III attended the funeral, as did the Archbishop of the Maronite Church, a representative of the Roman Orthodox Church, and a representative of the Vatican, all of whom delivered message of condolences.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/676/eg8.htm (603 words)

	Thursday Theology #158 - Armenian Orthodox Church's 1700th (sic!) anniversary plus other churchly tidbits.
		The Armenian Church is thus known as a monophysite (one nature of Christ) church and has close affinities to the Syrian Church of Antioch, the Coptic Church, and the Ethiopian Church.
		Thus the Armenian Patriarch was established, also with Catholic and Orthodox churches, as guardian of the Christian Holy places with a special place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
		Church leaders are inviting residents of Armenia to embark on pilgrimages during this period and for members of the Armenian diaspora to visit their homeland.
	www.crossings.org /thursday/Thur0621.htm (2579 words)

	New York Architecture Images- St. Vartan Cathedral (Armenian Orthodox)
		The first cathedral of the Armenian Orthodox Church to be built in North America, it was consecrated in 1959 and designed to resemble the 4th Century Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.
		The Armenians could not expect anything from Constantinople where an incompetent prince named Theodosius II bore the imperial crown, but the real power rested in the hands of a woman, Pulcheria (408-457), at a time when Attila's Huns were creating havoc in Europe and posing a threat to Constantinople.
		Christianity, especially the kind that was in communion with the Universal Church, was detestable to the Persians, since it constituted a bond between their Western subjects and the Greeks, and an obstacle to the integration of various elements in the state.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /GRP/GRP033.htm (1856 words)

	Armenian Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Armenian Church is headquartered in the Monastery of Holy Etchmiadzin in the Armenian city of Etchmiadzin.
		The chief bishop of the Armenian Church, called the Catholicos ("universal bishop"), is at the head of the Armenian Church hierarchy, and resides at Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.
		The Armenian Quarter covers 1/5 of the old city of Jerusalem and the Armenian Patriarchate is in charge of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher with the Greeks and Latins.
	www.armeniaemb.org /DiscoverArmenia/ArmenianChurch/Index.htm (1454 words)

	Episcopal News Service
		The Armenian Orthodox church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches that includes Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and the (Indian) Malankara.
		Formal dialogue between the Anglicans and the Eastern Orthodox churches stemmed from recommendations of the Lambeth Conferences of 1988 and 1998 and the decisions of the Oriental Orthodox Churches that the Anglican-Orthodox dialogue be upgraded from a forum (1985-1993) to a commission.
		The scholarship, established by Bishop Henry Gordon Hill, retired bishop of the Diocese of Ontario, is meant to facilitate exchanges between members of the Anglican Church of Canada and members of the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Assyrian Church of the East.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /3577_64230_ENG_Print.html (744 words)

	Armenian Church - Little Armenia
		The Church entered its most recent era of leadership on October 27, 1999, when Armenian Christians elected His Holiness Karekin II as the 132nd Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, pontiff of the worldwide Armenian Church.
		Located near the capital of Yerevan in the Republic of Armenia, it is composed of (a) the Mother Cathedral of the entire Armenian Church; (b) a monastery and monastic brotherhood; (c) the residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians; and (d) various religious and cultural institutions, such as the Kevorkian Theological Seminary and a museum.
		The renaissance of the Armenians at the start of the nineteenth century, after "the deep sleep of bondage and degradation," was possible only because the Armenian Church, the depository of patriotism and faith, had preserved the old culture.
	www.littlearmenia.com /html/little_armenia/armenian_church.asp (837 words)

	ELCA News - Eucharist Unites ELCA, Armenian Orthodox, Says Church Leader
		Geneva, Switzerland (ELCA)-JB — The "real presence" of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is an important concept that unites the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said His Beatitude Mesrob II, Armenian patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey.
		The ELCA and Armenian Orthodox Church "have been able to stand together" in raising concerns about restrictions for people living in the Middle East, he said.
		A significant part of the ecumenical journey was to express the ELCA's commitment to its relationship with the Orthodox Church and the ELCA's appreciation for its leadership, Hanson said.
	www.stlconline.org /elcanews/200303/2003032401.html (1134 words)

	Armenian Church - ArmenianTeens.com
		The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the original churches, having been founded in 301.
		The Armenian church also rejects the juridical authority of the pope and the doctrine of purgatory but it does however pray for the dead.
		(The Armenian Apostolic Church should not be confused, however, with the Armenian Catholic Church, which is an Eastern Rite church under the authority of the Pope in Rome.) At present, the Catholicos of All Armenians is his Holiness Karekin II (sometimes spelled as Garegin), who resides in the city of Echmiadzin, west of Yerevan.
	www.armenianteens.com /armenian/armenian-church.php (503 words)

	About the Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		he Armenian church of Atlanta belongs to the orthodox family of churches, known as the oriental orthodox, or lesser orthodox churches because they are the smallest and the easternmost group of the orthodox family.
		The apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew established the church in Armenia during the second half of the first century.
		The Armenian church of Atlanta is a mission parish of the eastern diocese of the Armenian church of America under the jurisdiction of the mother see, the holy see of Etchmiadzin, Armenia.
	www.armenianchurchofatlanta.org /about_the_church.htm (96 words)

	Armenian Catholic Church
		Semi-independent Christian church that is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church through the Eastern Rite.
		In Lebanon their centre is in Beirut, but the church is spread all over the central parts of the country.
		The Armenian Catholic Church has retained its identity distinct from the Roman Catholic Church, and the liturgy is performed in Classical Armenian.
	i-cias.com /e.o/arm_cath.htm (263 words)

	Ecumenical Delegation to Visit Armenia
		The Armenian Orthodox Church is a member of the Orthodox family of churches which includes Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and the (Indian) Malankara.
		Talks were also sparked by the decisions of the Oriental Orthodox Churches that the Anglican-Orthodox dialogue be upgraded from a forum, in 1985 to 1993, to a commission.
		Relationships between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church goes back 125 years, when the Anglicans offered the liturgical space and hospitality in Anglican churches to the Armenians during the absence of Armenian sanctuaries.
	www.aina.org /news/20050816103827.htm (423 words)

	Church of the Apostles
		Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox have expressed solidarity with orthodox Episcopalians, as have the worldwide leaders of the Anglican Communion.
		The Russian Orthodox Church specifically expressed a desire to "maintain contacts and cooperation with those members of the Episcopal Church in the USA who clearly declared their loyalty to the moral teaching of the Holy Gospel and the Ancient Undivided Church."
		Broad-based harassment, persecution and intimidation tactics are being used against orthodox clergy and laity and parishes by revisionist bishops, dioceses and/or churches.
	www.churchoftheapostles.net /followup.html (286 words)

	Old Churches and Monasteries, Baghdad
		In the courtyard of this church lies the Iraqi scholar and linguist, father Ansatas Mary the Carmelite who was born in 1866 and died in 1947.
		The first church to be built by the Syrian Catholics in 1841, located in Ras Al-Grayyeh opposite of Shorjah market place between the Latin and the Chaldean Churches.
		This church was partly reconstructed in 1883 and had its altar and doors renovated.
	www.atlastours.net /iraq/baghdad_churches.html (510 words)

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		It is a Syrian Orthodox monastery, which was restored between 1980 and 1984 with support of the government.
		The Ancient Church of the East -- the Assyrian Church -- is the oldest church in Iraq.
		It became regarded as Nestorian in tradition because its theology was similar to that of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius.
	www.elca.org /countrypackets/iraq/church-print.html (453 words)

	Christian Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation of Infants
		As a Baptized and Chrismated member of the Armenian Church, the child is now entitled to the joy of participation in the Holy Sacraments of which the greatest is the Holy Eucharist, to complete the initial steps of his journey toward the true life of salvation.
		When selecting a Baptismal Sponsor(s) for your child, the individual(s) is to be a member in good standing of the Armenian Church for, according to the teachings and canons of our Church, it is he (or she) who is to see to the nurturing of the child's faith as an Armenian Orthodox Christian.
		It is the right of any child to be baptized, regardless of the parent's marital status, providing the child is presented to the Armenian Church by the parents with the specific intention and desire of the child's baptism and confirmation.
	www.holytrinity-pa.org /cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEpZulykulIhzxpSxp (1373 words)

	Armenian Church
		Tradition attributes the evangelization of the Armenian area to the Apostles Jude and Bartholomew.
		For theological, political and cultural reasons, the Church of Armenia rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451 and split from the rest of the Catholic body.
		During the Crusades the Armenian Orthodox Church of Cicilia, known as Armenian Apostolic, established communion with Rome, but when the Crusader Kingdom and the Armenian Kingdom collapsed, communion was again broken.
	www.faswebdesign.com /ECPA/Armenian.html (247 words)

	Armenian Church - Armeniapedia.org
		The Armenian Church usually refers to the Armenian Apostolic Church, named because of its establishment by two of the Apostles, Bartholomew and Thaddeus.
		The Supreme Spiritual and Administrative leader of the Armenian Church is His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, who is the worldwide spiritual leader of the Nation, for Armenians both in Armenia and dispersed throughout the world.
		The spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, located in the city of Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia, was established in 301 AD.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Armenian_Church (295 words)

	Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, properly called the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is regarded by Orthodox Christians as the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus Christ.
		The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of many of the holy sites in Jerusalem and environs, sometimes jointly with the Roman Catholic church and the oriental churches of the Egyptian Coptics and Armenian Orthodox Christians.
		On August 22, 2005, the Holy Synod of the Church of Jerusalem unanimously elected Theofilos III, the former Archbishop of Tabor, as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Jerusalem (487 words)

	Ecumenical Pilgrim: An Anglican among the Armenian Orthodox
		Living among the Armenian Orthodox of the Middle East, the range and depth of liturgical expression and the fullness of the Spirit that permeates the life of this Apostolic community impressed me above all else.
		It was a tremendous privilege visit with the Syrian Orthodox Apostolic community in Ma’arat Sayyidnaya on the outskirts of Damascus, where I enjoyed the gracious hospitality of His Holiness Zakka, Patriarch of Antioch, one of the giants of 20th century Christianity.
		The life and culture of the Armenian Orthodox, and that of so many in this region, turns around the central axis of faith -- the dynamic and vital belief that the Spirit is the essential sustenance of life at its fullest.
	www.epilgrim.org (827 words)

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