Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Architecture & Monasteries

Gregory the Illuminator had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the ground with a golden hammer to mark where Etchmiadzin Cathedral should be built, making it Armenia's spiritual center.

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