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Armenian Diocese Of Ukraine
The Armenian Diocese of Ukraine ( ''Ukrainayi Hayots Tem'') is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering Ukraine. The diocese was officially founded on 13 January 1997, by Catholicos Karekin I. The diocesan headquarters are located in Lviv and its main cathedral is the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv. History The first religious communities of Armenians were established in Crimea in the 8th century, when the territory was under Byzantine control. In Lviv, the Armenian community was established in the 12th century, when the Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint was consecrated. After the Armenian Church on the territory of Ukraine ceased to exist in the 1920-1930s and all existing churches were closed, the diocese also ceased its activities and existence. In October 1991, Catholicos Vazgen I tasked Nathan Hovhannisian with the mission of organizing the diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and appointed him locum tenens in Ukraine. In 1997, Karekin I Karekin I (Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |