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___ 1. Armenian language becomes a separate Indo-European language

a. 1863

___ 2. St. Olaf Converts Norway to Christianity b. 5000 BC

___ 3. The Treaty of Nvarsak is signed with the Persians, restoring Armenian independence and guaranteeing Armenia's religious freedom.

c. 1018

___ 4. Founding of Kingdom of Ararat (Urartu) d. 484

___ 5. Constitution adopted by the Ottoman Courtto govern Armenian Community (Millet) in the Ottoman Empire

e. 1300 BC

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___ 6. Kingdom of Cilicia founded, start of Rubinian Dynasty a. 2260 BC

___ 7. The Canadian Diocese is established; its first Primate is His Grace Bishop Vazken Keshishian

b. 1097

___ 8. First Crusade, assisted by the Armenians of Caesarea, Cilicia, and Syria, in their efforts to capture the Holy Land from Islam. For the next three centuries, the Armenians take part in the Crusade

c. 640

___ 9. The first Arab invasion of Armenia, Armenians retain local autonomy as vassals of the Arabs

d. 1983

___ 10. First mention of Armenia in Sumerian inscriptions e. 1080


___ 1. Battle of Manzikert (Manazgerd) – Turks invade Armenia, Fall of Ani (1064)

a. 1968

___ 2. The Third Ecumenical Council is held in Ephesus (the basic dogmas and teachings of the Armenian Church are based on the declarations of the three ecumenical councils

b. 1715

___ 3. Founding of Erebuni/Erevan c. 1071

___ 4. St. Vartan Cathedral is consecrated by Vasken I, Catholicos of All Armenians

d. 431

___ 5. Hovhannes Kolot Baghishetsi becomes Patriarch of Constantinople, Founds schools, publishes Armenian classics

e. 782 BC


___ 6. Treaty of Gulistan – Russia annexes large parts of Georgia and Karabagh/Artsakh from Persia, including Elizavetpol (Gandzak, Karabagh)

a. 451

___ 7. Tigran the Great consolidates Armenian state with neighbors against Rome

b. 1995

___ 8. The Battle of Avarayr is fought against the Persians in defense of Christianity; led by St. Vartan, who is martyred.

c. 95 BC

___ 9. Armenia adopts constitution d. 2700 BC

___ 10. First mention of Haya in Akkadian inscriptions e. 1813


___ 1. Birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ a. 1940

___ 2. The Armenian alphabet is created thanks to the Catholicos Sahag and vardapet Mesrob, who lead a group of Holy Translators in rendering the Bible and Armenian church services into Armenian

b. 336 BC

___ 3. Alexander the Great, Armenia incorporated into Seleucid Kingdom

c. 1375

___ 4. Abp. Karekin Hovsepiants, Bishop of Diocese, later Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia (1943-1952)

d. 0

___ 5. Egyptian Mamelukes conquer Cilician Kingdom e. 404-6


___ 6. First Armenian printed book in Venice by Hakob Meghapart (cf. Gutenberg Bible (1455))

a. 387

___ 7. Partition of Armenia between Byzantium/Rome and Persia b. 1927

___ 8. Eastern Diocese headquarters are moved to New York. c. 1400

___ 9. Turkomans invade Armenia; Tamerlane devastates Armenia d. 520 BC

___ 10. Armenia translated as Urartu on Behistun Inscription commemorating Darius’ Persian Empire

e. 1512


___ 1. St. Grigor the Illuminator converts King Trdat to Christianity and Armenia becomes the first Christian nation

a. 1441

___ 2. The apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew bring Christianity to Armenia

b. 301

___ 3. Vikings invade England c. 2003

___ 4. Bp. Bagrat Galstanian elected primate of Canada d. 850

___ 5. The Holy See moved back to Etchmiadzin by decision of clergy and nobility

e. 35-60


___ 6. Diocesan headquarters moved from Worcester to Boston a. 1571

___ 7. Good King Wenceslaus reigns shortly after Bohemia/Czechoslovakia’s conversion to Christianity

b. 189 BC

___ 8. Artashes I – Consolidated Armenian State, founds Armenian dynasty that reaches its height under Tigran the Great and rules until 31 AD

c. 614

___ 9. The Persians destroy many of the over 70 Armenian churches and monasteries in Jerusalem. Many of these are never rebuilt

d. 1923

___ 10. Turks defeated at Sea Battle of Lepanto (Don Juan) e. 903


___ 1. St. Nersess Seminary is founded by Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan in Evanston, IL.

a. 1836

___ 2. Armenia divided between Ottoman Empire and Iran b. 325

___ 3. Bishop Mgrdich Khrimian elected Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1961

___ 4. Polozhenie (“statute”) adopted by Tsarist Regime to regulate Armenian Church

d. 1555

___ 5. The First Ecumenical Council is held in Nicea; the Nicene Creed is formulated, St. Aristakes (St. Gregory’s son, later catholicos, attends from Armenia)

e. 1869


___ 6. Fall of Rome a. 1939 (-1945)

___ 7. Yervandian Dynasty (570-200) established when Kingdom of Ararat falls to Persians (Medes)

b. 476

___ 8. The Catholicos Anania moves the See from Varag to Argina (near Ani).

c. 585 BC

___ 9. Davit Bek leads successful rebellion against Persians and Ottomans in Siunik

d. 947

___ 10. WWII Armenians around the world participate in the war effort to defeat Nazism.

e. 1722


___ 1. Turks take Constantinople a. 1995

___ 2. Trdat I crowned King – founding Arshakuni dynasty that ruled Armenia through 428 during Armenia’s conversion to Christianity

b. 2000

___ 3. Catholicos Khoren I dies at Antelias. Karekin II Sarkisian becomes Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia

c. 1453

___ 4. Karekin II of the Great House of Cilicia is elected Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians at Etchmiadzin

d. 66

___ 5. Abp. Hovnan Derderian elected primate of Western Diocese e. 1983


___ 6. The first Armenian Church in the United States, the Holy Savior Church, is consecrated in Worcester, MA

a. 1998

___ 7. Robert Kocharian elected President of Armenia b. 1891

___ 8. Columbus discovers America c. 2005

___ 9. Norman Invasion of England d. 1066

___ 10. Armenia adopts constitutional reforms, permitting dual citizenship, affirming special role of the Armenian Church

e. 1492


___ 1. Catholicos Karekin I dies. Abp. Karekin Nersisian, Primate of the Araratian Diocese, is elected Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians

a. 1100

___ 2. 1700th Anniversary of Armenia’s conversion to Christianity; Pope John-Paul II, first Roman Catholic Pope to visit Armenia

b. 1999

___ 3. Great Schism between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches

c. 2001

___ 4. St. Augustine d. 1054

___ 5. St. Nerses Shnorhali (1173), poet, writer, theologian, ecumenical leader, liturgical reformer, revised Book of Hours, wrote many new hymns

e. 354


___ 6. The Western Diocese is established with Bp. Karekin Khachadourian as Primate.

a. 885

___ 7. September 21, Armenia votes for independence, freedom to practice Christianity reinstated, church properties restored

b. 353

___ 8. Grigor Shirvantsi accepts the position of Patriarch of Jerusalem. called "shghtayakir" ("chain bearer") because he wears a chain around his neck until the debts of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem are fully paid

c. 1927

___ 9. Kingdom of Ani – Armenian self-rule established by Ashot I Bagratuni, consolidated by Ashot II Yerkat (‘Iron’) Bagratuni

d. 1991

___ 10. St. Nerses the Great (-373), St. Gregory’s great grandson, establishes schools, hospitals, orphanages, monasteries

e. 1717


___ 1. Mkhitar Gosh (-1213), compiled an Armenian Law Code, founded the university at Goshavank, wrote fables

a. 1828

___ 2. Catholicos Komitas Aghtsetsi writes many hymns, rebuilds Mother Cathedral, St. Hripsimé Monastery

b. 1494

___ 3. Treaty of Turkmenchai – Russia annexes Yerevan, Nakhichevan from Persia. Archbishop Nerses Ashtaraketsi (future catholicos) led the Armenian contingent fighting under Russian flag.

c. 1130

___ 4. Abp. Tirayr Hovhannesian elected primate, establishes churches in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Racine, Milkwaukee, New Britain, Philadelphia, Troy and St. Catherines.

d. 625

___ 5. Suleiman the Magnificent Ottoman Sultan, takes Balkans, but defeated at Vienna

e. 1920


___ 6. Catholicos Simeon Yerevantsi founds first printing press at Etchmiadzin, introduces Der Voghormya into the Badarak

a. 1985

___ 7. Soviet Reform movement “Glasnost” (openness) and “Perestroika” (reform) begin under Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev

b. 1991

___ 8. Levon Ter Petrosyan elected President of Armenia c. 2003

___ 9. Robert Kocharian re-elected President of Armenia d. 1200

___ 10. Zakarians liberate parts of Armenia. They or their vassals (Orbelians, Proshians) built or expanded many monasteries throughout Armenia including Geghard, Kecharis, Haghartsin, Sanahin, Goshavank

e. 1790


___ 1. The Armenian Church formally objects to the Council of Chalcedon’s formulation about Christ’s human and divine nature

a. 1957

___ 2. Catholicos Mkrtich I Khrimian (Khrimian Hayrig) establishes Diocese of the Armenian Church with headquarters in Worcester, MA (July 2); First primate of the Diocese of America Bp. Hovsep Sarajian

b. 1988

___ 3. Karabagh movement begins February 19; anti-Armenian riots in Sumgait; Spitak-Leninakan (Gyumri)-Kirovakan (Vanadzor) earthquake, December 7

c. 1898

___ 4. The Catholicate of the Great House of Cilicia takes under her jurisdiction the dissident churches in the United States, organizing them as a prelacy.

d. 1998

___ 5. Abp. Mesrob II Mutafian elected Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey

e. 607


___ 6. Abp. Tiran Nersoyan elected Primate a. 850

___ 7. Archbishop Torkom Manoogian elected Primate, then elected Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1990

b. 1944

___ 8. The first genocide of the 20th century; the Ottoman Empire exterminates the Armenian population in Turkey; hundreds of churches destroyed, over 3,000 clergy perish and 1.5 million Armenians killed. The Church commemorates the victims of the Genocide annually on April 24.

c. 1966

___ 9. St. Grigor Tatevatsi (1409), vardapet, philosopher, educator and theologian, is born in Vayots Dzor.

d. 1915

___ 10. Cyril and Methodius create Cyrillic Alphabet, convert Russia e. 1346


___ 1. Dante Alighieri writes The Divine Comedy a. 1900

___ 2. Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire b. 1990

___ 3. Abp. Karekin Hovsepiants, Primate of Diocese, later Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia

c. 1306

___ 4. First Armenian Church in California consecrated – Holy Trinity Church in Fresno

d. 1832

___ 5. Abp. Hovnan Derderian elected primate of Canada e. 1940


___ 6. Levon Ter Petrosyan re-elected President of Armenia a. 717

___ 7. Turkish advance into Europe halted at Vienna b. 1760

___ 8. Shah Abbas (1587-1629) Persian King resettles Armenians to Isfahan from Eastern Armenia

c. 1996

___ 9. St. Hovhan Odznetsi (-728) – Canonbook, Theology, Hymns d. 1529

___ 10. Hovsep Emin, merchant of Calcutta, who solicited the support of England and Russia for the liberation of Armenia

e. 1605


___ 1. A Benedictine order founded by Mkhitar Sebastatsi, who is invited by Roman Catholic Church to settle on the island of San Lazzaro in Venice;

a. 1996

___ 2. Gagik I becomes King. Under Gagik I, the Bagratuni capital of Ani reaches its zenith and is renowned as "the city of 1,001 churches,” built by the architect Drtad.

b. 1899

___ 3. Aram I is elected Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon

c. 1701

___ 4. First Armenian Priest ordained in America, Fr. Ghevont Martugesian

d. 1914 (-1918)

___ 5. WWI Armenian-American volunteers participate in combat as legionnaires

e. 990


___ 6. Israel Ori meets with Russian Tsar Peter the Great to seek Russian assistance in liberating Armenia from the Persians

a. 915

___ 7. Vazken I, Catholicos of All Armenians, dies b. 1701

___ 8. Old City Jerusalem under Israeli rule c. 1894

___ 9. The first Armenian Church in Fresno is organized d. 1994

___ 10. Aghtamar is built in Lake Van by architect Manuel e. 1967


___ 1. Etchmiadzin (meaning the only-begotten descended) is established after St. Gregory has a vision

a. 1918

___ 2. Mongols capture Ani b. 1990

___ 3. Martin Luther begins Protestant Movement, Machiavelli writes The Prince

c. 1236

___ 4. Armenia becomes independent Republic after 600 years of statelessness

d. 303

___ 5. Abp. Khajag Barsamian elected primate of Eastern Diocese e. 1517


___ 6. Battle of Shushi (May 9), Armenians go on to liberate Karabagh a. 1903

___ 7. Bulgaria gains independence from the Ottoman Empire b. 1618

___ 8. First Armenian in America – Martin the Armenian, silk producer c. 1908

___ 9. St. Grigor Narekatsi (-1003), Book of Prayer (also known as Book of Lamentations), author of many hymns and odes used in the Armenian Church

d. 1992

___ 10. Catholicos Mkrtich resists Russian attempts to confiscate Armenian Church property

e. 951


___ 1. Catholicos Vazken I elected, greatly strengthens Etchmiadzin under the very difficult conditions of Soviet rule, builds ties with diaspora and in 1962 joins World Council of Churches

a. 1862

___ 2. V. Rev. Fr. Hovsep Sarajian sent to the U.S. by the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the first Divine Liturgy in the United States is celebrated on August 4th in Worcester, MA

b. 1651

___ 3. Pilipos I Aghpagetsi Catholicos of All Armenians and Nerses Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, meet and set canons defining the limits of the jurisdiction of the two Sees

c. 1889

___ 4. Romania gains independence from the Ottoman Empire d. 912

___ 5. Arabs invade Spain e. 1955


___ 6. The Holy See moved to Sis, the capital of the Armenian kingdom in Cilicia

a. 1991

___ 7. Serbia gains independence from the Ottoman Empire (Treaty of San Stefano)

b. 1946

___ 8. Boris Yeltsin comes to power after August putsch deposes Gorbachev

c. 1990

___ 9. The Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA) is founded by the Primate, His Eminence Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan

d. 1292

___ 10. Torkom I Manoogian elected Patriarch of Jerusalem e. 1878


___ 1. King Hetum I of Cilicia – Founds dynasty that rules until 1375 a. 1918

___ 2. Egypt separated from Ottoman Empire, becomes British Protectorate

b. ca. 900

___ 3. Catholicos Mkrtich I Khrimian (Khrimian Hayrig) establishes Diocese of the Armenian Church with headquarters in Worcester, MA (July 2); First primate of the Diocese of America Bp. Hovsep Sarajian

c. 1226

___ 4. Catholicos Gevorg V and Bishop Karekin Hovsepiants rally the troops at the Battle of Sardarapat (May 24), Bash-Aparan, Karakilisa, ringing the bells of Armenia's churches and the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin

d. 1882

___ 5. David of Sassoon epic (England – Beowulf, Japan Tale of Genji) (10th Cent.)

e. 1898


___ 6. Treaty of Adrianopolis, whereby Mt. Ararat became part of the Armenian provinces of the Russian Empire and Bayazit, Kars and Erzerum became part of the Ottoman Empire

a. 1920

___ 7. The Holy See was moved to Hromkla, meaning ‘Roman castle’, just outside Cilicia.

b. 1948

___ 8. State of Israel founded; Old City Jerusalem remains under Jordanian rule

c. 1829

___ 9. British Mandate over Palestine (based on Balfour Declaration 1917)

d. 1149


___ 1. First printed Armenian Bible (Amsterdam) by Voskan vardapet a. 1921

___ 2. The Treaty of Nvarsak is signed with the Persians, restoring Armenian independence and guaranteeing Armenia’s religious freedom.

b. 1225

___ 3. Caucasus Bureau of Communist Party transfer Karabagh to Azerbaijan (June 21)

c. 1920

___ 4. St. Thomas Aquinas, leading figure of Roman Catholic Scholasticism

d. 1666

___ 5. Armenia is taken over by the Soviets (November 29)

e. 484

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