Re: So what on earth makes orthodox monks punch each other?
Christianity was brought to Armenia by TWO of Christ's Aposties, St. Jude and St. Bartholomew. They founded the Church in Armenia and St. Gregory the Illuminator was the first official head of the church. Thus Christianity in Armenia has been around for as long, if not longer than either the Greek speaking areas of the Roman empire or the Latin speaking west. Neither the Roman Catholic Church nor the Greek Orthodox Church have any power over or higher authority than the Armenian Apostolic Church, which on a number of accounts is older than both.
Christianity was brought to Armenia by TWO of Christ's Aposties, St. Jude and St. Bartholomew. They founded the Church in Armenia and St. Gregory the Illuminator was the first official head of the church. Thus Christianity in Armenia has been around for as long, if not longer than either the Greek speaking areas of the Roman empire or the Latin speaking west. Neither the Roman Catholic Church nor the Greek Orthodox Church have any power over or higher authority than the Armenian Apostolic Church, which on a number of accounts is older than both.
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