History of the Church in Armenia

This history of the church in Armenia was originally published in French.

Malachia Ormanian [1841-1918], The Church of Armenia. Her History, Doctrine, Rule, Discipline, Liturgy, Literature, and Existing Condition. Oxford: A.R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd., [1912]. Hbk. pp.271. [Click to visit the download page for this book]

Contents

• Introduction by Bishop Welldon
• Preface
• List of Armenian Names With Their Equivilents in English
• Preface to the French Edition
• Introductory

1. Origin of the Armenian Church
2. The Primitive Era of the Armenian Church
3. The Complete Conversion of Armenia
4. Formation of the Ecclesiastical Hierachy
5. The Armenian Church in the Fourth Century
6. The Beginning of Armenian Literature
7. The Armenian Church in the Fifith Century
8. The Council of Chalcedon
9. A Succession of Quarrels
10. A Return to the Quarrels
11. Peregrinations of Patriarchs
12. The Patriarchal Set of Cilicia
13. Attempts Toward Union
14. Leanings Toward Unity
15. The Return to Etchmiadzin
16. The Patriarchate of Constantinople
17. A Period of Awakening
18. A Survey of the Eighteenth Century
19. A Survey of the Nineteenth Century
    
    Doctrine
    
20. The Principles of Dogmas
21. The Dogmas of the Armenian Church
22. The Profession of Faith
23. The Spirit of Tolerance
24. The Doctrine of Sacraments
25. Precision in Doctrine
    
    Rule
    
26. Organisation of the Hierarchy
27. The Armenian Hierarchy
28. Ecclesiastical Functions
    
    Discipline
    
29. The Clergy and Celibacy
30. The Ecclesiastical Revenues
31. The Laity in the Church
32. The Name of the Church
    
    Liturgy
    
33. The Church Buildings
34. The Ministers of Worship
35. The Obligations of Worship
36. The System of the Calendar
37. The Dominical Festivals
38. The Commemoration of Saints
    
    Literature
    
39. A General Survey
40. The Latest Signs
    
    The Present Time
    
41. The External Aspect
42. The Various Sects
43. The National Character
44. The Influence of the Church

Appendices

1. Chronology of Supreme Patriarchs
2. Statistics of Armenian Dioceses

• Index