{{orientalchurches}}The '''Church of Armenia''', sometimes called the '''Armenian Apostolic Church''' or the '''Armenian Orthodox Church''' was originally an is one of the [[Oriental Orthodox church]] churches. It [[schism|separated]] from the [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox Church]] in AD 506, after the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council of Chalcedon]]. It is one of the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches(AD 451).

[[liturgy|Liturgically]], the Church has much in common with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. For example, their bishops wear vestments almost identical to those of Western bishops. The Armenian Apostolic Church should not, however, be confused with the [[Armenian Catholic Church]], which is church in [[Uniate|union]] with the Roman Catholic Church. They also typically do not use a full [[iconostasis]], but rather a curtain.