Holy See of Cilicia
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia Holy See of Cilicia | |
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Classification | Apostolic Era |
Recognition | by Armenian Apostolic Church as an autocephalous church |
Members | 200,000[1] |
Official website | Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia |
Part of Oriental Orthodoxy |
Oriental Orthodox churches |
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Christianity portal |
The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (
Great House of Cilicia eras
- First Etchmiadzinin 301 where he continued in office until 325.
- In 485 AD, the Catholicosate was transferred to the new capital of Armenia Dvin. In the 10th century it moved from Dvin to Dzoravank and then to Aghtamar (927 AD), to Arghina (947 AD) and to Ani (992 AD)
- Sivas era, 1058–1062
- Tavbloor era, 1062–1066
- Dzamendav (Zamidia, now Zamantı) era, 1066–1116
- Dzovk (Present aka Island of Gölcük and under the lake of Hazar), era, 1116–1149
- Hromgla (now Halfeti) era, 1149–1293
- Second Sis era, 1293-1930 (with the Catholicosate of All Armenians returned to Etchmiadzinin 1441)
- Antelias, Lebanon era, since 1930 - having transferred there from Sis in Cilicia in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide.
Early history of the Armenian Church
The origin of the Armenian Church dates back to the Apostolic age and according to the ancient tradition was established by St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew. In 301 AD, Christianity was officially accepted by the Armenians as the state religion.[3]
Catholicosate in Sis (1293–1930)
The city of Sis (modern-day Kozan, Adana, Turkey) was the center of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia for more than six centuries, starting in 1293 when the Catholicosate moved from Hromgla to Sis. The monastery of St. Sophia of Sis, home of the Catholicosate, dominates the town in early 20th-century photographs. During the Armenian genocide, in 1915, the Armenian population in Cilicia was mostly destroyed.[4]
Two Catholicosates starting in 1441 AD
In 1441, a new Catholicos of All Armenians was elected in
Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon (1930–present)
In 1922 the
Publications
Hask
The Catholicossate has its own publishing house and has a number of publications, most notably the monthly "Hask" (in Armenian Հասկ), the official organ of the Holy See of Cilicia.
Hask Armenological Review
It also publishes the annual "Hask Armenological Review" (in Armenian Հասկ Հայագիտական Հանդէս) on Armenian studies
Dioceses of the Holy See of Cilicia
Current Dioceses [6]
- Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon, based in Beirut
- Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo, based in Aleppo
- Armenian Prelacy of Jezireh , based in Qamishli
- Armenian Prelacy of Isfahan, based in New Julfa
- Armenian Prelacy of Atrpatakan, in Tabriz
- Armenian Prelacy of Tehran , based in Tehran (Saint Sarkis Cathedral)
- Armenian Prelacy of Kuwait & Neighboring Countries , based in Kuwait City
- Armenian Prelacy of the
- Armenian Prelacy of Cyprus, based in Nicosia
- Armenian Prelacy of Greece, based in Athens
- Armenian Prelacy of Canada, based in Montreal
- Manhattan, New York
- Armenian Prelacy of the Western United States , based in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles
- Armenian Prelacy of Venezuela, based in Caracas
Former Dioceses as of 1915 [7]
- Armenian Prelacy of Sis , based in Kozan
- Armenian Prelacy of Adana , based in Adana
- Armenian Prelacy of Hadjin, based in Saimbeyli
- Armenian Prelacy of Payas, based in Payas
- Armenian Prelacy of Germanik or Marash, based in Kahramanmaraş
- Armenian Prelacy of Ulnia or Zeytun , based in Süleymanlı
- Armenian Prelacy of Firnouze, based in Fırnız
- Armenian Prelacy of Aintab , based in Gaziantep
- Armenian Prelacy of Antiok, based in Antakya
- Armenian Prelacy of Malatia , based in Malatya
- Armenian Prelacy of Yozghat, based in Yozgat
- Armenian Prelacy of Gyurin, based in Gürün
- Armenian Prelacy of Tevrik, based in Divriği
- Armenian Prelacy of Daranda, based in Darende
See also
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
- List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
References
- ^ Mekaelian, M. (2018, September 24). The Necessity of Preserving Western Armenian. The Armenian Weekly. https://armenianweekly.com/2018/09/24/the-necessity-of-preserving-western-armenian/
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions on the Cilician See of the Armenian Apostolic Church / Georgy S Thomas". Malankara Orthodox TV. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ Herszenhorn, David M. (October 3, 2013). "Armenian Church, Survivor of the Ages, Faces Modern Hurdles" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Documents 119-129. Bryce. Armenians. XV---Cicilia (Vilayet of Adan and Sankjak of Marash)". net.lib.byu.edu.
- ^ Anon, "The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia", Boston 1948.
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- ^ [2]
Further reading
- Stopka, Krzysztof (2016). Armenia Christiana: Armenian Religious Identity and the Churches of Constantinople and Rome (4th-15th century). Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press. ISBN 9788323395553.