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  2. Etchmiadzin Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    A number of sources also hold that Etchmiadzin is the oldest cathedral in the world. [213] [p] It has sometimes been described as Armenia's first church building, [216] [44] but this claim has found little support among scholars, who usually posit that the country's first church was in Ashtishat, in the Taron region.

  3. List of oldest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Built 295–305 as the Mausoleum of emperor Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral. It is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date. Rotunda of Saint George: Thessaloniki: Greece: 306 306 4th century

  4. Cathedral of Saint Domnius - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century).

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

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    Experts believe the church found recently in Artaxata was originally built in the 4th century A.D. ... which is considered the ancient kingdom's first cathedral and is often regarded as the oldest ...

  6. List of longest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    This article lists the longest church buildings in the world as measured by various criteria. Scope The ... Longest medieval cathedral still intact 167.8? 84:

  7. Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    A cathedral is a church that contains ... believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world. ... The word cathedral, as the seat of a bishop, is found in most ...

  8. Thousand-year Rose - Wikipedia

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    'Thousand-year-old Rosebush'), also known as the Rose of Hildesheim, grows on the apse of the Hildesheim Cathedral, a Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany, that is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The cathedral and the adjacent St. Michael's Church have been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1985. [1] [2] [3]

  9. Cathedral of Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, [1] begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed, after the Garðar Cathedral Ruins in Greenland. [2]