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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.
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.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Armenian: Մայր Տաճար Սուրբ Էջմիածին Mayr Tachar Surp Ejmiatsin) – The "Mother Cathedral" was built by Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica in 301–303, when Armenia had just adopted Christianity as a state religion, [32] making it one of the oldest churches in the world. [33]
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 ...
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).
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) 301–484/485 2 Dvin: 484/485–927 3 Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar Island: 927–947 4 Argina:
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Vagharshapat, Armenia Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Holy See of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon: Founder: Gregory the Illuminator Bartholomew the Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) Origin: c. 1st century Kingdom of Armenia: Independence: 610 at the Third Council of Dvin [2] Separated from
Etchmiadzin Cathedral: Vagharshapat: Armenia: 301 (tradition); current church: 483–484 Armenian Apostolic Church: According to scholars it was the first cathedral of the world (but not the first church) built in ancient Armenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mar Sarkis Monastery: Ma'loula: Syria: 4th century Syriac Catholic