The Stance of the Armenian Church in the Complex Regional Situation of the Early 7th Century

This period was a continuation of a highly complex and contradictory phase. The region found itself at the center of a protracted struggle between two major powers: the Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Persia. This conflict had a direct impact on the lives of Armenia and the Armenian people. The Armenian Church, too, was compelled to operate within this politically and religiously tense environment, striving to preserve its autonomy and its national-spiritual standing.

How did the separation of the Georgian Church and the return of the Catholicosate of Aghvank (Caucasian Albania) to the hierarchical authority of the Armenian Church come about? And how was the diplomatic victory at the Council of Ctesiphon (Tizbon) achieved?