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St. Mary Of Sakızağaç Cathedral, Istanbul
The St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral ( ) also called Surp Asdvadzadzin, or the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Istanbul is a cathedral belonging to the Armenian Catholic Church, which follows the Armenian rite and is in full communion with the Pope. It is located in Istanbul, the largest city in the Eurasian country of Turkey. It is not to be confused With the other two Catholic cathedrals in that same locality, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (''Saint Esprit Kilisesi''), which follows the Latin Rite, and the cathedral of the Greek Catholic Byzantine rite, rite (''Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise'). It is the main church of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul (''Archieparchia Constantinopolitana Armenorum''), which was created in 1830 by the papal bull "Quod jamdiu" from Pope Pius VIII. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Levon Zekiyan, Archbishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan. See also *Roman Catholicism in Turkey, Catholicism in Turkey *St. Mary's Cathedral (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic Church, belongs to the Armenian Rite. The Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia was the first state in history to adopt Christianity as its official religion (under the Armenian Apostolic traditions) during the rule of Tiridates III of Armenia, King Tiridates III, of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century. According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew the Apostle, Bartholomew and Jude the Apostle, Thaddeus (Jude) in the 1st century. St. Gregory the Illuminator was the first official primate (bishop), primate of the church. It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church or Armenian Gregorian Church. The Armenian Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |