The whole groundwork and order of the Armenian liturgy
coincides with the Caesarean, as used in the time of Basil. This
liturgy has, like most others, received many additions in the course
of ages. There are several prayers extracted from the liturgy of
Chrysostom, and actually ascribed to him" Vol. 1, Liturgy of Armenia.
"The liturgy of Basil can be traced with tolerable certainty to the
4th century. Striking as are some of the features, in which it differs
from that of Antioch, it is nevertheless evidently a superstructure
raised on that basis: the composition of both is the same, i.e. the
parts, which they have in common, follow in the same order. The same
may be said of the Constantinopolitan liturgy, commonly attributed to
S. Chrysostom, of that of the Armenian church, and of the florid and
verbose composition in use among the Nestorians of Mesopotamia. So
that the liturgy of Antioch, commonly attributed to S. James, appears
to be the basis of all the oriental liturgies". Tracts for the Times,
N. 63. The author then proceeds to state the grounds of the belief
that the liturgies of Antioch, Alexandria, Rome and Gaul were of
Apostolic origin; concluding thus "It may perhaps be said without
exaggeration, that next to the holy scriptures they possess the
greatest claims on our veneration and study". Padre Avedichian
observes in his preface to the Armenian liturgy, that it was probably
compiled by John _Mandagunense_, an Armenian patriarch of the fifth
century.
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