Polyeuctus [SEP] canonization status
Polyeuctus
Saint Polyeuctus (also Polyeuctes, Polyeuktos) of Melitene (died January 10, 259) is an ancient Roman saint. Christian tradition states that he was a wealthy Roman army officer who was the first martyr in Melitene, Armenia, under Valerian.
Symeon Metaphrastes writes that, moved by the zeal of his friend Saint Nearchus, Polyeuctus had openly converted to Christianity. "Enflamed with zeal, St Polyeuctus went to the city square, and tore up the edict of Decius which required everyone to worship idols. A
allows for divorce and remarriage. Cases usually include either adultery or apostasy.
Armenian genocide victims canonization.
On April 23, 2015, the Armenian Apostolic Church canonized all the victims of the Armenian Genocide; this service is believed to be the largest canonization service in history. It was the first canonization by the Armenian Apostolic Church in four hundred years.
Current state.
Current state In the Republic of Armenia.
The status of the Armenian Apostolic Church within the Republic of Armenia is defined in the country's constitution