Back Эчміядзінскі манастыр Byelorussian Patrina Seĝo de Sankta Eĉmiadzin Esperanto Sede Madre de la Santa Echmiadzin Spanish Etšhmiadzini klooster Estonian Saint-Siège d'Etchmiadzin French Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին Armenian Santa Sé de Echemiazim Portuguese Эчмиадзин Russian Kutsal Eçmiadzin Ana Makamı Turkish Ечміадзінський монастир Ukrainian
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| Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (See of Etchmiadzin) | |
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 The coat of arms of the Catholicosate of All Armenians | |
| Primate | Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II |
| Language | Armenian |
| Headquarters | Vagharshapat, Armenia |
| Territory | Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) |
| Possessions | Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, North America, and South America |
| Founder | The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus |
| Independence | Apostolic Era |
| Recognition | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Members | 6,000,000 |
| Official website | www |
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (Armenian: Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին, romanized: Mayr At’oř Surb Ēĵmiatsin), known in Armenian as simply the Mother See (Մայր Աթոռ, Mayr At’oř), is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church.