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The Armenian Apostolic Church has Miaphysitism (or henophysitism) as a key belief, which holds that in the one person of Jesus Christ, Divinity and Humanity are united in one "nature" ("physis"), the two being united without separation, without confusion, and without alteration.[1] | The Armenian Apostolic Church has Miaphysitism (or henophysitism) as a key belief, which holds that in the one person of Jesus Christ, Divinity and Humanity are united in one "nature" ("physis"), the two being united without separation, without confusion, and without alteration.[1] | ||
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The Armenian Apostolic Church (sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church) is the world's oldest national church having been founded in 301. The Apostolic Church separated from the then-still-united Roman Catholic/Byzantine Orthodox church in 451, after the Council of Chalcedon over the issue of the nature of Christ. It is in communion with the other Eastern Oriental churches including the Coptic Church.
History of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- According to religious tradition, the Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew introduced Christianity to Armenia in the first century.
- Armenia would become the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion, in AD 301, when St. Gregory the Illuminator, a missionary from Caesarea, converted the king of Armenia, Trdat IV, to Christianity.
Armenian Apostolic Church Doctrine
The Armenian Church accepts the first three ecumenical councils which are as follows:
However, the Armenian Church did not accept the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
The Armenian Apostolic Church has Miaphysitism (or henophysitism) as a key belief, which holds that in the one person of Jesus Christ, Divinity and Humanity are united in one "nature" ("physis"), the two being united without separation, without confusion, and without alteration.[1] This article is a stub. You can help WikiChristian by expanding it. For help please read the WikiChristian Tutorial and our writing guide.
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- Wikipedia - Armenian Apostolic Church
- Armenian Apostolic Church by OrthodoxWiki
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