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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.
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50,000-dram banknote depicting Echmiadzin (2001)
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Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat.
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Gate of Saint Gregory
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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
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Gate of Saint Gregory: built in 2001 to form the main entrance to the Mother See
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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)
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Gate of Saint Gregory
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Open-air altar: built in 2001 along with the Gate of Saint Gregory
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Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Depository: located near the main entrance of the complex, opened in October 2012
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Armenian Genocide memorial: group of khackhars (cross stones) erected in 1965
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Armenian Genocide memorial
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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
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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
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Pilgrim’s fountain
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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.
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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
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Gevorkian Seminary built in
1874. A new extension
designed by architect Jim
Torosyan was connected to the
old building in 2013
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KhachkarsGate of King Trdat leading to the Pontifical Residence
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Painting by Grigory Gagarin, 1847
Tombstones of Armenian Catholicoi
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Tombstone of Armenian Catholicoi
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Carved stonework, detail
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.
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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
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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
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Due to popular resistance and the personal defiance of
Catholicos Mkrtich Khrimian, the
edict was canceled in 1905
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The latest renovation of the cathedral began in 2012
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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.
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The core of the current building
was built in 483/4 by Vahan
Mamikonian after the cathedral was severely damaged
in a Persian invasion
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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
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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
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A relief of Gregory the Illuminator on the cathedral
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Sound: Djivan Gasparyan – Armenian duduk, prayer
Text: Internet
Pictures: Internet
Sanda FoişoreanuCopyright: All the images belong to their authors
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