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The Constitution as amended in 2005 provides for freedom of religion and the right to practice, choose, or change religious belief. It recognizes "the exclusive mission of the Armenian Church as a national church in the spiritual life, development of the national culture, and preservation of the national identity of the people of Armenia."
However, again like other Oriental Orthodox, [32] the Armenian Apostolic Church argues that the identification as "monophysitism" is an incorrect description of its position. [33] It considers Monophysitism, as taught by Eutyches and condemned at Chalcedon, a heresy and only disagrees with the formula defined by the Council of Chalcedon. [33]
1 Third Day of the Fast of the Nativity; 2 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Nativity; 3 Fifth Day of the Fast of the Nativity; 4 Sixth Day of the Fast of the Nativity; 5 Eve of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ
Armenia becomes the first official Christian state in the world, King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion of Armenia. Zoroastrianism starts to decline gradually. 330: End of Tiridates III's reign. 387: Division of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts per the Peace of Acisilene between the Sassanid Persians and ...
Prior to Christianization, Armenians mostly practiced a syncretic form of Zoroastrianism (probably adopted during the Achaemenid period) with significant native Armenian and other religious elements. [1] The Kingdom of Greater Armenia had been ruled by members of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty since the first century AD.
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2001 September 25: Pope John Paul II visits Armenia to participate on the celebrations of 1,700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as a national religion in Armenia. [36] [37] [38] 2001 September 25: Poghos Poghosyan, a Georgian citizen of Armenian origin, killed in central Yerevan by President Kocharyan's bodyguards.