Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայաստանեայց Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hayastaneayc "Aṙak'elakan Ekeġec'i) .. It is the oldest national church in the world and is one of the oldest Christian communities of Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as official religion in 301 AD, the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, the church setting is derived from the representations of the Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1 st century.

Official name of the universal Church is one of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church. It is sometimes called the Gregorian Church, but the name of the latter is not favored by the church, because he sees the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus, as the founders of St. Gregory and the lamp as a mere first official governor of the Church.