The Council of Ashtishat[1] (Armenian: Աշտիշատի ժողով) called by Saint Nerses, catholicos of the Armenian church in 354 AD,[2] was the first ever council of bishops in Armenia.[3] It was held in Ashtishat, the location of mother church of Armenia.

The council saw the drafting of canons and rules for church administration and was part of the process of establishing the Armenian canon of the Bible.[4][5] It also set standards[6][7] for moral aspects of public life[8] and laws to protect the family.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Adalian, Rouben Paul (2010). Historical Dictionary of Armenia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxxiii. ISBN 978-0-8108-7450-3.
  2. ↑ Website of the Armenian Church Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood, The Eclectic Review, Volume 10; Volume 58 (1833) page 285.
  4. ↑ THE ARMENIAN VERSION OF SCRIPTURE Archived 2021-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, e-Catholic2000.com.
  5. ↑ A. E. Breen D. D.A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture (Aeterna Press).
  6. ↑ ST. NERSES THE GREAT AND BISHOP KHAT Archived 2023-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Milwaukee Armenian Community Center.
  7. ↑ Catholicos St. Nersess the Great Archived 2023-04-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Christopher H. Zakian Armenia’s Saint of Compassion Archived 2019-12-31 at the Wayback Machine (2019)
  9. ↑ Lang, David Marshall. Armenia: Cradle of Civilization (Boston: George Allen & Unwin, 1970) p. 160
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