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

First Christian Nation

Etchmiadzin serves as the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church — the supreme spiritual headquarters for Armenian Christians worldwide. Since the 4th century, it has been the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, who holds authority over a global communion of approximately nine million believers across every inhabited continent.

Etchmiadzin serves as the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church — the supreme spiritual headquarters for Armenian Christians worldwide. Since the 4th century, it has been the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, who holds authority over a global communion of approximately nine million believers across every inhabited continent.

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