Editing Anointing of the sick (section)

=== Oriental Orthodox Church ===
The Oriental Orthodox Church regards anointing of the sick as one of the seven sacraments.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Arzoumanian |first=Fr. Zaven |title=Theology of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church: Introduction |publisher=The Western Diocese Of the Armenian Church |year=2007 |pages=66}}</ref>

==== Armenian Orthodox Church ====
From the 4th to the 15th centuries, the Armenian Church administered the sacrament of the unction of the sick. This is recorded in the Church Canons and commentary works. However, beginning in the 15th century, the Armenian Church did not refuse, but abstained from conducting the sacrament in order to resist the influence of the Catholic Church, over time, being left out of liturgical life, deeming sufficient the laying on of hands and the administration of the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unction of the Sick |url=https://stjameswatertown.org/worship/sacraments/unction-of-the-sick/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=Saint James Armenian Apostolic Church}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Instead of the sacrament being used for anointing of the sick, in the Armenian Church unction is administered at the time of Baptism, particularly at Chrismation. In addition, the Armenian Church has the tradition of anointing the sick with blessed oil or water into which Holy Chrism has been poured during the Blessing of Water service in memory of the Lord's Baptism at Theophany. But this Chrism and the anointment of the body of a deceased clergyman with Holy Chrism has nothing to do with extreme unction or the sacrament of anointing the sick, although some Armenians may conflate the two. This tradition is still in force, and there is no objection if the sick are anointed, believing that the Holy Myron will always transfer the gifts of the Holy Spirit as long as they are alive and conscious of their Christian faith.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sacraments of the Armenian Apostolic Church |url=https://stsvartanantzchurch.org/parish/sacraments/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church}}</ref> Archbishop Malachia explains:<blockquote>That which is called extreme unction is not in use; the various attempts that have been made to introduce it into the Church have hardly been successful. The wish expressed, to substitute for the unction the prayers used for the dying, cannot sufficiently satisfy the essential conditions which are required for sacraments. It is seen, therefore, that the doctrine of the seven sacraments cannot be accepted by the Armenians. Excepting extreme unction, all the others are administered in the Armenian Church.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ormanian |first=Archbishop Malachia |title=The Church of Armenia: Her History, Doctrine, Rule, Discipline, Liturgy, Literature, and Existing Condition |year=1955 |edition=2nd |pages=114–115}}</ref> </blockquote>