The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest state-built church in the world. The original vaulted basilica was built in 301-303 by Saint Gregory the Illuminator when Armenia became the first officially Christian country in the world. According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, St. Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the...
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