Faith & Armenia

Faith

Armenian Church is an independent Christian church, also known as the Armenian Apostolic Church (it is also referred to as the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Gregorian Church). Its head is the Catholicos, who resides at Holy Etchmiadzin, near Yerevan,the capital of Armenia.
In 301 AD Armenia became the first country to establish Christianity as its state religion when St. Gregory the Illuminator convinced Tiridates III, the king of Armenia, to convert to Christianity.

Christianity was first introduced by the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the first century AD. It has existed in Armenia for over 1,700 years. Christianity has a strong influence in the country, but there is a small presence of other religions too.

Before this, the dominant religion was Zoroastrianism and to a smaller degree paganism. There are small communities of Catholic and Protestant Armenians, as missionaries converted a number of Armenians in the last few hundred years.

photos by
© Karen Mirzoyan
music by
© Grigor Arakelyan

selected pictures from
photoessays
"Faith" & "Armenia"

2008

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Armenia
• asia
• caucasus
• east-europe
• church
• faith
• apostolic
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• photo
• photography

[seanamico]

Fuck Islam

[BenAliGtor]

A rich tradition of faith that has earned my deepest admiration, mainly because of the Christ like values I have observed in the lives of so many of its adherants.

[AlwaysDreamChaser]

im an armenian. and im proud to be faithless. guys do you really believe that this world will survive with religions separating humanity?? dont you see what religions have done to this world?? religions are tranditions that separated humanity in the history and does even today. religions are used by governments to control the populations. please people open your minds and think. before its too late. if you want to have chat feel free.

[jjonad]

Religion should never be identified by a particular Nationality. Today’s people are better equipped to see why it doesn't make sense. There is no and there should be no direct correlation between a religion and a particular nationality. People who don’t understand the real use and meaning of religion promote this deadly amalgam. Religions are not and should never be used for a tool to see others as enemy.

[KOKATONGA]

Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene ☾☆

[DreamsofMajesty]

scribd (dot) com/nb812

[Gwynsek]

I know there were some Zoroastrians(beautiful indo-european spirituality) but also other pagan faiths,was Batrag Scythean or Armenian?

[witheddie]

nice video ... thank you for sharing it with us ...

[witheddie]

Islam is a man made religion and it is a life style of Muhammed to force everybody to live the 7th century Arabic tribes. Do not lie to us. Muhammed allowed Muslims to lie as a command.

[DkRamo]

HOONEY DOLL...islam was not teror before bush say that so are you 10 year maybe...islam is a lifestyle not only RELIGION SO RESPECT this wish you aRE REAL kristin ortodoks whatever...allahu ekbar

[lorihagopian]

beautiful video, and song choice