Written by Gevork Nazaryan
Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church: Spiritual Gratification in Armenia
ll of the great and eventful events in the life cycle of a Christian Armenian such as birth, christening and marriage were celebrated and sanctified within the periphery of Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church. It was the church that fulfilled the spiritual needs of a devout Christian Armenian. The church gave the answers of the meaning of life to soul-searching Armenian populace. Christian morality was the ideal for the conduct, and the Armenian priest and monk was the shepherd of the devout Christian souls of the churchly flock. But Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church had even greater significance. In it traditions, mores, and the ancient culture of the Armenian nation were preserved. The Church became the intellectual center of the nation. At times of foreign yoke and oppression the Church became the symbol of the Armenian nation, Armenian sovereignty, and Armenian tenacious vigor and vivacity.
"The character of the Armenian nation is reflected in the microcosm of its familylife."
L.M. Haxthausen-Abbenburg
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