1.0Œuvre d'orienthttps://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/Catherine MARROC-LATOURhttps://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/author/cmarroclatouroeuvre-orient-fr/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZX96ThojyV"><a href="https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/the-armenian-catholic-church/">The Armenian Catholic Church</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/the-armenian-catholic-church/embed/#?secret=ZX96ThojyV" width="600" height="338" title="“The Armenian Catholic Church” — Œuvre d'orient" data-secret="ZX96ThojyV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/semi-or.jpg1135325Founded in the 1st century by the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus (Jude among the Latins), the Apostolic Church of Armenia became the national church of that country in the early 6th century following the conversion of Tiridates IV and his entire kingdom by Saint Gregory the Illuminator. Armenia was the first Christian kingdom. While at […]