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The Albanian Apostolic Church or the Church of Caucasian Albania was an ancient autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church that existed from 313 to 705 and was centered in Caucasian Albania, a region mostly located in present day Azerbaijan. It was one of the earliest national Christian churches.

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  • The Albanian Apostolic Church or the Church of Caucasian Albania was an ancient autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church that existed from 313 to 705 and was centered in Caucasian Albania, a region mostly located in present day Azerbaijan. It was one of the earliest national Christian churches.
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  • The Albanian Apostolic Church or the Church of Caucasian Albania was an ancient autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church that existed from 313 to 705 and was centered in Caucasian Albania, a region mostly located in present day Azerbaijan. It was one of the earliest national Christian churches. After the Muslim conquest of South Caucasus, the Church of Caucasian Albania formed an autonomous diocese within the Armenian Apostolic Church . In mediaeval times, the Gandzasar Monastery was the See of the Caucasian Albanian Catholicate, which continued its existence till 1828 (or 1836) when it was abolished by the Russian authorities.
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