Abstract
During the long reign of the famous leader of the 10th century, Anania Mokatsi, the Armenian Church faced various internal and external challenges directed against the national-church structures. Anania Mokatsi ascends the throne of the spiritual ruler during the period (during the 40s of the 10th century) of the weakening of the Catholicos power, when national and spiritual unity was threatened. The restoration of the spiritual and religious unity of the country, the establishment of social solidarity were the main guarantees of national security. Based on the interests of strengthening the Armenian statehood, the purposeful head of the church fully supports the centralization policy of Bagratuni, contributes to the establishment of internal stability in the country. With the assistance of the Armenian king Abas Bagratuni (929-953), Anania Mokatsi transferred the patriarchal throne from Akhtamar to the village of Argin Shirak in 947. The purpose of moving the spiritual center was the full implementation of the unifying mission of the Catholicos and the conduct of an effective struggle against religious pressures.
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