Etchmiadzin
Etchmiadzin is a city in Armenia and the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The Mother Cathedral there, founded in the early fourth century, is among the oldest Christian churches in the world.
The name is also spelled Echmiadzin.
The Catholicos resides at Etchmiadzin.
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- Armenian HighlandsWestern Asian elevated plateau
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- early ChristianityFaith's founding centuries
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- ArmeniaYerevan, Mount Ararat, Ararat, Armenian Genocide, dram
- Armenian HistoryArmenia, Armenians, Armenian Genocide, Yerevan, Mount Ararat
- Armenian Church
- Caucasus cultureadat, blood feud, clan loyalty, elder councils, guest rights
- Orthodox SitesNew Jerusalem, Christ the Savior, Saint Basil's Cathedral, St Basil's Cathedral, Convent
- Caucasus faiths