The Armenian Catholic Church preserves the distinctive liturgical tradition of Armenia, the first nation to embrace Christianity as its state religion (AD 301). The Armenian Catholics entered into full communion with Rome and are governed by their own Patriarch of Cilicia.

The Armenian Rite is a liturgical tradition of its own family, with elements drawn from the Byzantine and Syriac traditions, celebrated in classical Armenian.

Armenian Rite, one of the liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church.