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Christians (0.03%) No religion (0.60%) Yazidism (0.49%) Other religions (0.41%) Refused to answer (1.68%) As of 2022, most Armenians in Armenia are Christians
Religion_in_Armenia
Armenian mythology (Armenian: Հայկական դիցաբանություն, romanized: haykakan dicʻabanutʻyun) is the mythology of the Armenian people of the Armenian highlands
Armenian_mythology
Topics referred to by the same term
Armenian religion may refer to: Religion in Armenia Armenian Apostolic Church, the national church of Armenia Armenian mythology, pre-Christian Armenian
Armenian_religion
Ethnic group in Armenia
Yazidis form the largest ethnic minority in Armenia. Yazidis settled in the territory of modern-day Armenia mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, fleeing
Yazidis_in_Armenia
practiced in Armenia since the fifth century BC. It first reached the country during the Achaemenid and Parthian periods, when it spread to the Armenian Highlands
Zoroastrianism_in_Armenia
National church of Armenia
as its official religion (under the Armenian Apostolic traditions) during the rule of King Tiridates III, of the Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century
Armenian_Apostolic_Church
a minor religion in Armenia, with a small but unknown number of adherents. The first direct contacts of Armenians with Buddhism occurred in the 13th
Buddhism_in_Armenia
Conversion of country to Christianity
Greater Armenia was the first state (or one of the first states) to adopt Christianity as its state religion. The Arsacid king of Armenia at the time
Christianization_of_Armenia
Armenia. In 1990 ISKCON was, for the first time, officially registered as a religion in Armenia. There are now about 250 ISKCON members resident in Armenia
Hinduism_in_Armenia
331 BC – 428 AD monarchy in Ancient Near East
Greater Armenia or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)
The Constitution of Armenia as amended in December 2005 provides for freedom of religion; however, the law places some restrictions on the religious freedom
Freedom of religion in Armenia
Freedom_of_religion_in_Armenia
Country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
overview of and topical guide to Armenia: Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is
Outline_of_Armenia
Country in West Asia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is
Armenia
Ethnic group native to the Caucasus and the Armenian Highlands
Armenians (Armenian: հայեր, romanized: hayer, [hɑˈjɛɾ]) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia. Armenians constitute the
Armenians
The history of Armenia covers the topics related to the history of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Armenian people, the Armenian language, and
History_of_Armenia
Capital and largest city of Armenia
establishment of the Armenian Church and the adoption of Christianity as the national religion in Armenia. As of 2017, Yerevan has 17 active Armenian churches as
Yerevan
Monotheistic ethnoreligion of Yazidis
religions revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2015. "Population (urban, rural) by Ethnicity, Sex and Religious Belief" (PDF). Republic of Armenia -
Yazidism
King of Armenia c. 298–330 AD, Christian saint
tradition) Tiridates adopted Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, thus making the Kingdom of Armenia the first state to officially embrace Christianity
Tiridates_III_of_Armenia
Protestant church in Armenia
Evangelical Unions in Bulgaria (1995) Religion in Armenia Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (AEUNA) Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA)
Armenian_Evangelical_Church
Parts of Armenia under the control of the Sasanian Empire
religion of Armenia in 301. In 387, Armenia was divided between the Sasanian Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. The former established control in Eastern
Sasanian_Armenia
Armenian Neopaganism
back to the historical, pre-Christian belief systems and ethnic religions of the Armenians. The followers of the movement call themselves "Hetans" (հեթանոս
Hetanism
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
state religion in Armenia in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian state. It was not an entirely new religion in Armenia, having
Christianity
Theodoros Rshtuni led the Armenian defense. In about 652, a peace agreement was made, allowing Armenians freedom of religion. Prince Theodoros traveled
Islam_in_Armenia
Head of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD. The seat of the Catholicos, and the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, is the Mother
Catholicos_of_All_Armenians
is a list of cities and towns in Armenia ordered by population by the Statistical Committee of Armenia (ArmStat). Armenia has 46 municipalities designated
List of cities and towns in Armenia
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Armenia
Eastern Catholic church
Mechitarist Monks of the Armenian Catholic Church Ignatius Maloyan Gregorio Pietro Agagianian Religion in Armenia Armenian: Հայ Կաթողիկէ Եկեղեցի, romanized: Hay
Armenian_Catholic_Church
State in southern Anatolia (1080–1375)
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, also known as Cilician Armenia, Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality
Armenian_Kingdom_of_Cilicia
Religious beliefs in Artsakh
Religion in Artsakh (2015) Armenian Apostolic (98.0%) Evangelical (0.37%) Jehovah's Witnesses (0.23%) Russian Orthodox (0.15%) Other (0.14%) Islam (0
Religion_in_Artsakh
Ancient Armenian deity
paganism, the indigenous Armenian mythology or religion, has no Avestan trait, because the notion of the ideal did not exist in Mazdeism.[clarification
Mihr_(Armenian_deity)
of the Armenian diaspora, the Armenian-Cypriot community is predominantly Armenian Apostolic (about 95%). Some 5% belong either to the Armenian Evangelical
Armenian_religion_in_Cyprus
Religion in Georgia (2024 census) Georgian Orthodox Church (82.0%) Armenian Apostolic Church (2.59%) Other Christians (0.77%) Islam (11.1%) No religion
Religion_in_Georgia_(country)
Social-cultural system
religions), Indian religions, East Asian religions, African religions, American religions, Oceanic religions, and classical Hellenistic religions. In
Religion
Soviet republic from 1920 to 1991
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (ArSSR), also known as the Armenian SSR, Soviet Armenia, or simply Armenia, was one of the constituent republics
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Armenian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
City in Armavir, Armenia
of the Arsacid Kingdom of Armenia between 120 AD and 330 AD. After embracing Christianity as a state religion in Armenia in 301, Vagharshapat was gradually
Vagharshapat
Eastern Armenia – corresponding to the First Republic of Armenia as well as Soviet and post-Soviet Armenia – has undergone significant changes in the 20th
Demographics_of_Armenia
Public holiday in Armenia
The Independence Day of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի անկախության օր) is one of the main national and state holidays of Armenia, celebrated annually on
Independence_Day_(Armenia)
Armenian Christian sect, c. 800-1100
Tondrakians (Old Armenian: թոնդրակեցիք, romanized: tʻondraketsʻikʻ) were members of an anti-feudal Christian sect that flourished in medieval Armenia between the
Tondrakians
beginning of the fifth century. The invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots and Isaac of Armenia in 405 AD for lack of an alphabet sufficient for
Bible translations into Armenian
Bible_translations_into_Armenian
majority Christian country in the Caucasus. Armenian literature began in 405 A.D. when Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet, according to tradition
Culture_of_Armenia
Religion in Azerbaijan (ARDA 2025) Shia Islam (66.2%) Sunni Islam (30.0%) Christianity (2.42%) No religion (1.30%) Other religions (0.13%) Islam is the
Religion_in_Azerbaijan
that happened during 301 in Armenia. King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion, making Armenia the first nation to adopt
301_in_Armenia
and Agarak-Tashiri Eparchy based in Georgia. Georgian Orthodox Church Religion in Armenia (in Georgian) "How Armenia has moved the border by 400 meters
Georgian Orthodox Church in Armenia
Georgian_Orthodox_Church_in_Armenia
Armenian Gospel Book produced in 989 at the Monastery of Bgheno-Noravank in Syunik. Up to the 10th century, eight dated Armenian Gospel manuscripts have survived:
Echmiadzin_Gospels
Ancient Persian religion related to Zoroastrianism
pre-Zoroastrian Iranian religion believed to be the ancestor of Zoroastrianism from which later religions would derive. Unlike in Zoroastrianism, Ahura
Mazdaism
Branch of Eastern Christianity
dominant religion in Armenia (94%) and ethnically Armenian unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (95%). However, almost the entire Armenian population
Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
Armenian ideology
combining two nouns: tsegh (Armenian: ցեղ, romanized: ts’egh) (nation/race), and kron (Armenian: կրոն, romanized: kron) (religion). For Nzhdeh, the concept
Tseghakronism
earliest contact documented to date, between Armenians and the Bábí-Baháʼí religion began on an unfortunate note in the banishments and execution of the Báb
Baháʼí_Faith_in_Armenia
first property listed in Armenia was the Haghpat Monastery, in 1996. In 2000, the site was extended to include the Sanahin Monastery. In 2000, two further
List of World Heritage Sites in Armenia
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Armenia
Religion in China by self-identified affiliation (Pew Research Center 2023) No religion (93.0%) Buddhism (3.70%) Folk beliefs (0.20%) Christianity (1
Religion_in_China
Systematic campaign in the Ottoman Empire
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the
Armenian_genocide
religion in Armenia. "Pope John Paul II has arrived in Yerevan". PanARMENIAN.Net. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2015. "Pope avoids Armenia controversy"
2001_in_Armenia
Armenian sect
Staurolatræ, were an Armenian sect mentioned by Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos. Their name is derived from chaza, the Armenian word for the cross. The
Chazinzarians
Religion in Greece (2022) Eastern Orthodoxy (85%) Other Christians (3%) Islam (2%) Other religions (1%) Unaffiliated (9%) Religion in Greece is dominated
Religion_in_Greece
Turkish-Armenians who conceal their Armenian identity
crypto-Armenians have started to use their original names and religion." The Economist suggests that the number of Turks who reveal their Armenian background
Hidden_Armenians
Armenian state ruled by the Bagratuni dynasty (885–1045)
Bagratid Armenia was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I of the Bagratuni dynasty in the early 880s following nearly two centuries of
Bagratid_Armenia
Religion in Syria (ARDA 2025) Sunni Islam (80.6%) Shia Islam (14.1%) Other Muslims (0.87%) Christianity (2.45%) No religion (1.98%) Other religions (0
Religion_in_Syria
One of the four traditional quarters of Jerusalem's Old City
el-Husur). The Armenian presence in Jerusalem dates back to the 4th century CE, when Armenia adopted Christianity as a national religion and Armenian monks settled
Armenian_Quarter
Armenia during Antiquity
the state religion of Armenia, making Armenia the first state to embrace Christianity as the official state religion. Until this time, Armenians were using
Ancient_Armenia
Assyrians living in the Republic of Armenia
Assyrians in Armenia (Syriac: ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܪܡܢܝܐ, Armenian: Ասորիները Հայաստանում, romanized: Asorinery Hayastanum), or Armenian Assyrians, are Assyrian people
Assyrians_in_Armenia
Religion in Turkey (Pew 2025 Report) Islam (95%) Other (5%) Religion in Turkey consists of various religious beliefs. Turkey is officially a secular state
Religion_in_Turkey
History of Armenia during the Middle Ages
In Sassanid-occupied Armenia, the people struggled to preserve their Christian religion. This struggle reached its culmination in the Battle of Avarayr
Medieval_Armenia
2025 agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan", aims to end the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On 8 August 2025, Armenian
Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement
Armenia–Azerbaijan_peace_agreement
Ethno-religious group of Kurdistan
a geographical region in West Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia and Georgia. The majority
Yazidis
Roman province (114 – 118)
Roman Armenia refers to the rule of parts of Greater Armenia by the Roman Empire from the 1st century AD to the end of Late Antiquity. While Armenia Minor
Roman_Armenia
30%) Other religions (0.18%) Religion in Iran (GAMAAN [fa] July 2023 Online Social Media Survey) Muslim (43.8%) Belief in God without religion (17.3%) Humanist
Religion_in_Iran
Orthodox Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Russia, with significant minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other faiths
Religion_in_Russia
Ethnic group in Jordan
Armenians in Jordan are ethnic Armenians living in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. There are an estimated 3,000 Armenians living in the country today
Armenians_in_Jordan
Monastery in Armenia
Khor Virap (Armenian: Խոր Վիրապ, lit. 'deep dungeon') is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about
Khor_Virap
Ethnic group in Transcaucasia
Gyumri in Armenia. Some of the Bosha in Armenia have adopted the Armenian language and partially assimilated with the larger Armenian population. In Georgia
Lom_people
The dominant religion in Kurdistan is Sunni Islam. Other prominent religious traditions in the region include Shia Islam, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Zoroastrianism
Religion_in_Kurdistan
Dynasty that ruled Armenia from 12 to 428
Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni (Armenian: Արշակունի, romanized: Arshakuni) in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia (with some interruptions) from 12
Arsacid_dynasty_of_Armenia
century to 428. Tiridates III made Armenia the first country to adopt Christianity as official religion in 301. In the lower right portion, there is a
Coat_of_arms_of_Armenia
Religion in government-controlled area of Cyprus, 2021 Eastern Orthodoxy (74.5%) Catholicism (1.50%) Protestantism (1.75%) Islam (2.12%) Buddhism (0.85%)
Religion_in_Cyprus
Religion in Lebanon (2023) Shiism (32.2%) Sunnism (31.2%) Alawism and Ismailism (0.60%) Maronite Catholics (16.0%) Greek Orthodoxy (7.62%) Other Christians
Religion_in_Lebanon
Ethnic Armenian diaspora in the Romanian Empire
historical Armenia, west of the Euphrates, was part of the empire. After the division of Armenia between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire in 387, part
Armenians in the Byzantine Empire
Armenians_in_the_Byzantine_Empire
Religion in Indonesia (2025) Islam (87.2%) Protestantism (7.37%) Catholicism (3.07%) Hinduism (1.66%) Buddhism, Confucianism, and indigenous beliefs (0
Religion_in_Indonesia
State which endorses Christianity as the state religion
Catholic. In Armenia, Christianity is the most adhered religion, it has massive significance, but it is not the state religion. The Armenian Apostolic
Christian_state
Ethnic group
Azerbaijanis in Armenia (Azerbaijani: Ermənistan azərbaycanlıları or Qərbi azərbaycanlılar, lit. 'Western Azerbaijanis') numbered 29 people according to
Azerbaijanis_in_Armenia
Ethnic group
short-lived Armenian Empire. In 301, Christianity became the official religion of Armenia through the efforts of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. Armenian merchants
Armenians_in_Syria
Mother church of Armenia built in the 4th century
according to tradition—by Armenia's patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III
Etchmiadzin_Cathedral
Religion in Asia-Pacific (2022 estimate) Islam (28.0%) Hinduism (22.8%) Unaffiliated (13.9%) Buddhism (11.1%) Folk Religions (9.70%) Christianity (8.40%)
Religion_in_Asia
Adoption of religious beliefs
becoming the state religion in Armenia, in the Roman Empire, and in Ethiopia. Eastern Orthodoxy expanded when it gained official sanction in Kievan Rus'. Some
Religious_conversion
Albanian religion (Albanians) Anglo-Saxon paganism (Anglo-Saxons of England) Armenian paganism (Armenians) Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenians) Baltic
List_of_ethnic_religions
Armenia has an emerging free-market economy. It is the 116th-largest economy in the world, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of almost $32
Economy_of_Armenia
Armenians in France (Armenian: ֆրանսահայեր, romanized: Fransahayer; French: Arméniens de France) are French citizens of Armenian ancestry. The French Armenian
Armenians_in_France
Christianity as a state religion were Armenia in 301 and Georgia in 327. By the 4th century, Christianity became the dominant religion in all Asian provinces
Christianity_in_Asia
Proposed candidacy
Armenia has initiated the process of joining the European Union as a member state. On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament passed a resolution noting
Accession of Armenia to the European Union
Accession_of_Armenia_to_the_European_Union
Ethnic group in Australia
among the largest in the English-speaking world. While the Armenian community in Australia is relatively recent compared to other Armenian diasporas, Australia's
Armenian_Australians
Armenian historical region in Turkey
Western Armenia (Western Armenian: Արեւմտեան Հայաստան, Arevmdian Hayasdan) is a term to refer to the western parts of the Armenian highlands located within
Western_Armenia
Ethnic group of Iraq
ethnicity. Many Armenians settled in Iraq after fleeing the 1915 Armenian genocide. It is estimated that there are 6,000–8,000 Armenians living in Iraq, with
Iraqi_Armenians
This is a timeline of Armenian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Armenia and its predecessor states.
Timeline_of_Armenian_history
Religion in Istanbul covers the issue of religion in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. More than 90% of Istanbul's population are Sunni Muslims and Alevism
Religion_in_Istanbul
Religion in Turkmenistan (2020 est.) Islam (95.8%) No Religion (3.00%) Christianity (1.10%) Other religions (0.10%) Religion in Turkmenistan (Pew Research
Religion_in_Turkmenistan
of the catholicoi of all Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի)
List of catholicoi of all Armenians
List_of_catholicoi_of_all_Armenians
Patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and in some other
Gregory_the_Illuminator
issues in Armenia including poverty, high unemployment rates, corruption, and inadequate public services. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991
Social_issues_in_Armenia
Ancient Armenian national symbol
an ancient Armenian national symbol and a symbol of the national identity of the Armenians. It is one of the most common symbols in Armenian architecture
Armenian_eternity_sign
Religion in Ukraine (2022) Eastern Orthodoxy (72.0%) Catholicism (9.00%) Protestantism (2.00%) Other Christian (2.00%) No religion (10.0%) Islam (0.90%)
Religion_in_Ukraine
Combined military forces of Armenia
of Armenia in 1918. Being landlocked, Armenia does not have a navy. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the military is the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol
Armed_Forces_of_Armenia
The national flag of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի դրոշ, romanized: Hayastani drosh), sometimes referred to as the Armenian tricolor (հայոց or հայկական
Flag_of_Armenia
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