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St. Aristakes I The ParthianII Armenian Catholicos (325-333)
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Birthdate: 264
Death date: 333
St Aristaces (Aristakes) was assigned by St. Gregory I the Enlightener as the next Armenian Catholicos in line of Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church, to stabilize and continue strengthening Christianity not only in Armenia, but also in the Caucasus and Anatolia. At the time, the position was hereditary and assigned to the Parthian dynasty.
The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church. The Armenian Apostolic Church traces its origins to the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1st century.
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published: 2006-01-01 00:00:00
last updated:2006-08-03 00:00:00
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