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The Armenian Church of Holy Nazareth, located in Brabourne Road, Kolkata was constructed in 1734 and is the oldest Church in Kolkata. [17] The best known Armenian institution in India is the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (est. 1821) [18] better known as the Armenian College, in Kolkata, funded by endowments
Completed. 1688. The Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth ( Armenian: Սուրբ Նազարեթ եկեղեցի) is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church at Kolkata (Calcutta), India, serving as the centre of the Armenian Community of Calcutta and the seat of the Armenian Vicariate of India and the Far East. It is affiliated with the Mother See ...
Altar Armenian Church in Chennai. The Church has a commemorative plaque honoring the benevolent Armenian- Coja Petrus Oscan , an Armenian merchant who settled in Chennai, India was notably generous with his wealth.Aga Shawmier succeeded Oscan as leader of the Armenian merchant settlement and this church was built (and consecrated in 1772) in his chapel grounds.
Completed. 1697. St. John the Baptist Church of Chinsura ( Armenian: Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի ), is located in Chinsura, India. The church was built in 1695–1697 and is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It is the second oldest Christian church in Bengal, and the oldest Armenian church in India. The church is ...
Many Armenians sought refuge in India, most notably in Calcutta. [26] With the relations between India and Turkey worsening since the 2010s, mainly due to Turkey's open support for Pakistan, which shares a similar stance with Turkey, there have been growing calls for recognition of the Armenian genocide in India. [27]
A. Armenian Apostolic churches in India (4 P) Categories: Armenian churches by country. Armenian diaspora in India. Churches in India. Eastern Christianity in India. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Armenian Apostolic Church currently has two sees. First, there is the Catholicos of All Armenians residing in Etchmiadzin, Armenia, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Second, there is the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, headquartered since 1930 in Antelias, Lebanon.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral[a] (Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized: Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. [b] It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often ...