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

First Christian Nation

As an adult Gregory returned to Armenia and entered the service of King Tiridates III. When ordered to make sacrifice to the pagan goddess Anahita, he refused, declaring himself a Christian — and was tortured before the king learned he was the son of his father's murderer.

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Illuminate
Armenia

As an adult Gregory returned to Armenia and entered the service of King Tiridates III. When ordered to make sacrifice to the pagan goddess Anahita, he refused, declaring himself a Christian — and was tortured before the king learned he was the son of his father's murderer. 

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