The Armenian Rite

The Armenian Catholic Church is a very old Eastern Catholic rite. Armenian Catholics are among several other Eastern Catholic rites such as Coptic, Syrian, Chaldean, Maronite, etc. The Armenian is one of the earliest Catholic rites and is similar in many ways to that of the Roman Catholic Church of today. The Armenian Church has changed greatly since it was first founded in 1198. However, some Armenians claim Christianity was brought to them by Thaddeus and Bartholomew, two of Jesus' apostles in the first century A.D. The Armenian Catholic Church, part of the Eastern rites, Was first found…