Khor Virap Monastery is in the Ararat Plain near Artashat and offers a majestic view of Masis and Sis. According to Agathangelos, Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned here, and the site is connected with the Christianization of Armenia.
The Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin is the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest cathedrals in the world. The tradition of Agathangelos links it to the vision of Gregory the Illuminator, while archaeology reveals the complex history of the building.
Armenia was the first country in the world to proclaim Christianity as its state religion. The article tells about the testimonies of Gregory the Illuminator, King Tiridates III (Trdat III), and Agathangelos.
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