Holy Etchmiadzin - Armenian Apostolic Holy Church
Fourth-century cathedral marking the spot where the founder of Armenian Christianity saw a vision of the divine descending to earth.
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This guide to Holy Etchmiadzin, the Mother See of the Armenian church near Yerevan, begins with five brothers fleeing the shores of Lake Van in 1915 and the walled compound where thousands of exiles ended up. It also follows the tradition of Gregory the Illuminator and a figure descending from heaven, which gave the place its name. Best heard standing at the cathedral's western entrance, facing the belfry.
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