Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Yerevan, Armenia – 2016. The Holy See of the Armenian Apostolic Church is an ecclesiastic compound which contains the Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral, an Armenian Genocide memorial, plus several small chapels and a monastic institute. The cathedral dates back to 301AD, soon after Christianity was established as the official state religion of Armenia.
The Gate of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. The carving represents St. Gregory and King Drtad. King Drtad’s conversion to Christianity in 301AD made Armenia the…
One of many flower gardens in the grounds of the Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin undergoing major external restoration
Three Khachkars the Mother Cathedral
The Gate of St. Gregory the Illuminator and Open Air Altar of St. Drtad
Armenian Genocide memorial in the foreground with Saints Vartan and Hovhannes Baptistery in the background
The main entrance to Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
Inside Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
Inside Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
More flower in the grounds of the Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral
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