Saint Barbara [SEP] canonization status
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara (, ), Feast Day "December 4", known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology. Despite the legends detailing her story, the earliest references to her supposed 3rd century life do not appear until the 7th
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