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The Armenian Apostolic Church is the national church of the Armenian people. Part of an Eastern Christian denomination in communion with other Oriental Orthodox churches, it is one of the most ancient Christian institutions. [5] And is "seen by many as the custodian of Armenian national identity". [6] "Beyond its role as a religious institution ...
Shivini (Շիվինի) or Artinis - Sun god, a son of Ḫaldi, with whom he formed the lead triad of the gods. [1] From the Proto-Indo-European and Hittite god Siu (compare with Zeus, Deus, etc.). Artinis is the Armenian form, literally meaning "sun god" and is possibly connected to Ara. Selardi (Սելարդի; or Melardi) - Moon god or goddess.
The Armenian Apostolic Church is "seen by many as the custodian of Armenian national identity." [65] "Beyond its role as a religious institution, the Apostolic Church has traditionally been seen as the foundational core in the development of the Armenian national identity as God's uniquely chosen people."
Aramazd. Aramazd (Armenian: Արամազդ) was the chief and creator god in the Armenian version of Zoroastrianism. [1] The deity and his name were derived from the deity Ahura Mazda after the Median conquest of Armenia in the 6th century BC. [2] Aramazd was regarded as a generous god of fertility, rain, and abundance, as well as the father of ...
The Garni Temple[ b ] is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia. Built in the Ionic order, it is located in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km (19 mi) east of Yerevan. It is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. It has been described as the "easternmost building of the Graeco ...
e. Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan– Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
Bartholomew[a] was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, [6] who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). [7][8][9] Bartholomew the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century.
The Arameans were not a single nation or group; rather, Aram was a region with local centers of power spread throughout the Levant.That makes it almost impossible to establish a coherent ethnic category of "Aramean" based on extra-linguistic identity markers such as material culture, lifestyle or religion.