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  2. Etchmiadzin Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Etchmiadzin Cathedral [a] (Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized: Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia.

  3. Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - Wikipedia

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    The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest church built by a state in the world. According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, Saint Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built.

  4. Archaeologists uncover one of the world's oldest churches

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    That timing coincides with the construction of Etchmiadzin Cathedral, also in Armenia, which is considered the ancient kingdom's first cathedral and is often regarded as the oldest cathedral in ...

  5. Saint Hripsime Church - Wikipedia

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    The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.

  6. List of cathedrals in Armenia - Wikipedia

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    Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat (seat of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin). Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan (main cathedral of the capital Yerevan). Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral of Oshakan (seat of the Diocese of Aragatzotn). Saint Sarkis Cathedral of Yerevan (seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese).

  7. They all say they’ve got the Holy Grail. So who’s right?

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    Wherever you go, the experience is usually the same. You enter a church or a cathedral, and an ecclesiastical hush descends. You admire the architecture, the artworks, the centuries of history and ...

  8. Armenian Apostolic Church - Wikipedia

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    Armenian Apostolic Prelacy, New York Vank Cathedral, Isfahan. Outside of West Asia, today there are notable Armenian Apostolic congregations in various countries. In 2024, the church had 600,000 members in North America and 10,000 members in South America; they also had 25,000 members in Europe. [63]

  9. Saint Gayane Church - Wikipedia

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    The Saint Gayane Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի; pronounced Surb Gayane yekeghetsi) is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630. Its ...