Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
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This article is about the Holy See. For the Holy Etchmiadzin cathedral, see Etchmiadzin Cathedral.
40.1620°N 44.2912°E / 40.1620; 44.2912
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Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (See of Etchmiadzin) | |
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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 |
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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.