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Armenia22 Echmiadzin cathedral1

Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the early fourth century (traditionally in 301) in establishing this church. Echmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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  1. 22 ARMENIA Echmiadzin cathedral

  2. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church. It is part of Oriental Orthodoxy and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the early fourth century (traditionally in 301) in establishing this church. The church claims to have originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1st century and is an early center of Christianity.

  3. 50,000-dram banknote depicting Echmiadzin (2001)

  4. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat.

  5. Gate of Saint Gregory -

  6. St. Gregory the Illuminator convinced Tiridates III, the king of Armenia, to convert to Christianity

  7. According to most scholars it was the first cathedral (but not the first church) built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world

  8. Gate of Saint Gregory: built in 2001 to form the main entrance to the Mother See

  9. Armenian Apostolic Church leaders conduct a canonization ceremony for victims of the Armenian genocide at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, on April 23, 2015 (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

  10. Gate of Saint Gregory

  11. Open-air altar: built in 2001 along with the Gate of Saint Gregory

  12. Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Depository: located near the main entrance of the complex, opened in October 2012

  13. Armenian Genocide memorial: group of khackhars (cross stones) erected in 1965

  14. Armenian Genocide memorial

  15. Church of the Holy Archangels: located in the yard of Gevorkian Seminary building: the single-domed church (designed by architect Jim Torosyan) was consecrated in 2011

  16. Covering an area of around 150,000 m², the complex includes the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the vestry, residences, museums, Gevorkian Seminary, V. and T. Manoukian Library and many other amenities

  17. Pilgrim’s fountain

  18. Preparing the Ceremony: the Armenian Church has canonised 1.5 million people in what is believed to be the biggest ceremony of its kind in history. Thursday’s (2015, April 23) event took place in Echmiadzin, Armenia’s main church.

  19. The icon of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide (painted by Tigran Barkhanajyan on the occasion of the Canonization ceremony) was consecrated on April 23, 2015 and will be kept at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

  20. Gevorkian Seminary built in 1874. A new extension designed by architect Jim Torosyan was connected to the old building in 2013

  21. Gate of King Trdat leading to the Pontifical Residence Khachkars

  22. Painting by Grigory Gagarin, 1847 Tombstones of Armenian Catholicoi

  23. Tombstone of Armenian Catholicoi

  24. Etchmiadzin was plundered by Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1604, when relics and stones were taken out of the cathedral in an effort to undermine Armenians' attachment to their land. Carved stonework, detail

  25. A major pilgrimage site, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Along with several important early medieval churches located nearby, the cathedral was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000

  26. In 1903, the Russian government issued an edict to confiscate the properties of the Armenian Church, including the treasures of Etchmiadzin. Russian policemen and soldiers entered and occupied the cathedral

  27. Due to popular resistance and the personal defiance of Catholicos Mkrtich Khrimian, the edict was canceled in 1905

  28. The latest renovation of the cathedral began in 2012

  29. The original church was built in the early fourth century - between 301 and 303 according to tradition—by Armenia's patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III. It replaced a preexisting temple, symbolizing the conversion from paganism to Christianity.

  30. The core of the current building was built in 483/4 by Vahan Mamikonian after the cathedral was severely damaged in a Persian invasion

  31. From its foundation until the second half of the fifth century, Etchmiadzin was the seat of the Catholicos, the supreme head of the Armenian Church

  32. Archaeological excavations were held in 1955–56 and in 1959; the cathedral underwent a major renovation during this period. Wealthy diaspora benefactors, such as Calouste Gulbenkian and Alex Manoogian, financially assisted the renovation of the cathedral. Gulbenkian alone provided $400,000

  33. A relief of Gregory the Illuminator on the cathedral

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