Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

40°09′43″N 44°17′28″E / 40.1620°N 44.2912°E / 40.1620; 44.2912

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
(See of Etchmiadzin)
The coat of arms of the Catholicosate of All Armenians
PrimateCatholicos of All Armenians Karekin II
LanguageArmenian
HeadquartersVagharshapat, Armenia
TerritoryArmenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
PossessionsArmenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, North America, and South America
FounderThe Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus
IndependenceApostolic Era
RecognitionArmenian Apostolic Church
Members6,000,000
Official websitewww.armenianchurch.org

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (Armenian: Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին, romanizedMayr 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.


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