Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, one of the oldest churches in the world, the first built by Saint Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica

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Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, one of the oldest churches in the world, the first built by Saint Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica in 301-303, when Armenia adopted Christianity.

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Location: Armenia
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