Fonds AM-MAT/KD - Archives of the Divan of the Catholicos of All Armenians, holding from the Matenadaran, 1476-1955

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AM-MAT/KD

Title

Archives of the Divan of the Catholicos of All Armenians, holding from the Matenadaran, 1476-1955

Date(s)

  • 1476-01-01-1955-12-31 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

Global extent: 2809 items for list n°19, 3164 items for list n°20; 6 selected and described items from 3 selected cases

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Name of creator

(From 301 AD)

Administrative history

The Catholicos of All Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս) is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora. The seat of the Catholicos, and the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, is the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, located in the city of Vagharshapat.
The National Ecclesiastical Assembly is the supreme legislative body presided over by the Catholicos of All Armenians. The members of the National Ecclesiastical Assembly are elected by the individual Diocesan Assemblies. The National Ecclesiastical Assembly elects the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Archival history

This fond was so huge that when the Church transfer the archives to the State during Soviet period (after 1920), the State decided to divide it between the National Archives of Armenia and Matenadaran Archives.

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Scope and content

The Chancellery or Divanatun is the working office of the Catholicos.

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The fonds is closed.

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Conditions governing access

Subject to the authorization of the Matenadaran - Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.

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      Rules and/or conventions used

      ISAD(G), Second Edition, Ottawa 2000.

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Catalogue prepared on May 2018

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          Archivist's note

          Inventory of a range of 6 items from the Archives of the Divan of the Catholicos of All Armenians, holding from the Matenadaran, (1868-1913), held by the Matenadaran - Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Yerevan), made by Arman Khachatryan, May 2018.

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