The
Armenian Apostolic Church is the
national church of the
Armenian people. It is part of
Oriental Orthodoxy and is one of the most ancient
Christian communities.
Armenia is an early center of Christianity, and it was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the early 4th century (traditionally in 301), by establishing this church. The church claims to have originated in the missions of Apostles
Bartholomew and
Thaddeus in the 1st century.