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Armenian Language The ancient Armenian or Haikan language (now dead), notwithstanding the great antiquity of the nation to which it belongs, possesses no literary documents prior to the fifth century of the Christian aera. The translation of the Bible, begun by Mesrob (q.v.) in the year 410, is the earliest monument of the language that … Continue reading “Armenian Language”

Armenian College A college for Armenian ecclesiastical students, founded, 1883, by Leo XIII, with the generous aid of some Armenians, according to the plans of Pope Gregory XIII proposed in 1584. Students attend lectures at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples . The president is an Armenian prelate. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Armenian Church The designation of a branch of Christians, which, although originating in Armenia, is now disseminated over all the adjacent portions of the East. I. History. Armenia, it is said, first received Christianity from Bartholomew and Thaddaeus, the latter not the apostle, but one of the seventy, who instructed Abgarus of Edessa (q.v.) in … Continue reading “Armenian Church”

Armenian, Aryan, Religion ar-meni-an, ari-an. This greatly resembled that of Persia, though Zoroastrianism and its dualistic system were not professed. We are thus enabled to judge how far the religion of the Avesta is due to Zoroaster’s reformation. Aramazd (Ahura Mazda), creator of heaven and earth, was father of all the chief deities. His spouse … Continue reading “Armenian, Aryan, Religion”

Armenia, Council of (Concilium Armetnium). A council was held in Armenia, simultaneously with another at Antioch, in 435, condemning the works of Theodorus of Mopsuestia and Diodorus of Tarsus, lately translated into the language of Armenia and circulated there. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ARMENIA A large country of Asia, having Media on the east, Cappadocia on the west, Colchis and Iberia on the north, Mesopotamia on the south, and the Euphrates and Syria on the southwest. It is an elevated tableland, with a cool and salubrious climate. Lying between the Caucasus and the Taurus range, with Mount Ararat … Continue reading “Armenia”

Armellino, Mariano Benedictine historian, b. in Rome (according to others, at Ancona) in 1657; d. at Foligno in 1737. At the age of twenty he entered the monastery of St. Paul in Rome, whence he was sent to Monte Cassino to complete his studies. From 1687 to 1695 he taught philosophy at various monasteries of … Continue reading “Armellino, Mariano”

Armellini, Mariano a Benedictine monk and voluminous historian of his order, was born at Ancona, and became an abbe in the Church. He died in .the Monastery of Foligno, May 4,1737. His works, are, Bibliotheca Benedictino- Casinuensis: Bibliotheca Synoptica Ordinis Sancti Benedicti. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Armellini, Geronimo (called also Armenini and Jerome of Faenza), a native of Faenza, was general inquisitor of the Catholic faith at Mantua about 1516. He is supposed to have filled the same position in several other cities of Lombardy. He was a strong adversary of heretics. According to Sextius Senensis, he wrote against a Calabrian … Continue reading “Armellini, Geronimo”

Armarius in monastic establishments, is the precentor and keeper of the church books. Armarius is continually used by Bernard for cantor and magister ceremoniarum. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature