Echmiadzin, Armenia

Travel Blogs from Echmiadzin (4)

Around Yerevan, part II: Khatchkars and Chats, Echmiadzin, Armenia travel blog
Around Yerevan, part II: Khatchkars and Chats
Feb 8, 2008

... the Third in 301 A.D. I visited the site where St. Gregory had his holy vision, now the Mother Church of Armenia, at Echmiadzin, the holy seat of the Armenian Catholicos. Here people came to pray, kissing pictures of saints, Jesus, and the Virgin Mary ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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St Hripsime Church, Echmiadzin, Armenia travel blog
St Hripsime Church
Oct 2, 2005

On our way to St Hripsme Church, we stop at the ruins of Zvartnots. Only a few columns remain standing after earthquakes, but Naira brings the place to life for us. She describes how this was an amazing building, a change in architectural style and ...

A travel blog entry by catmoj
Sunday service, Echmiadzin, Armenia travel blog
Sunday service
Oct 2, 2005

... script) and Naira's great-grandfather both studied. The former was maddened during the genocide; the latter murdered. Echmiadzin was the capital of Armenia from 184-320AD and remains the spiritual home of the Kotholikos, the head of the Armenian Church ...

A travel blog entry by catmoj
Echmiadzin, Echmiadzin, Armenia travel blog
Echmiadzin
Jul 14, 2007

See the entry for Yerevan, "The Search for Alexander."

A travel blog entry by sojourner