SOME MAIN ISSUES OF THE ARMENIANS IN JAVAKHQ The study of the religious and information situation of the Armenians in Javakhq

The study is devoted to the past of the Armenian catholic rural communities in Javakhq and their present problems including those connected with the history and spiritual and church spheres. The issues concerning the reasons of why the Armenians adopted the Catholicism, the processes of the formation of the communities, the policy of “Georgification” carried out in regard to the Armenian Catholics are covered in this article. The authors touch upon the relations between the followers of the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches, legal status of the Armenian Catholic Church and other issues deriving from it.

The research is based on the study of the available literature and field research.

The book ( in armenian) is intended for the experts and the wide range of readers.