301 in Armenia
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The following lists events that happened during 301 in Armenia.
Events
[edit]- King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion, making Armenia the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion (traditional date).[1][2][3][4][5]
- Gregory the Illuminator became first Catholicos of All Armenians
- Construction of Etchmiadzin Cathedral begins
References
[edit]- ^ C.W. Dugmore, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (Cambridge University Press) p.268.
- ^ CNEWA.org
- ^ A. Dzh. (Arman Dzhonovich) Kirakosian, The Armenian Massacres, 1894–1896: 1894–1896 : U.S. media testimony, p.131.
- ^ "OrientalOrthodox.org". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ Johann Christian Wilhelm Augusti, Georg Friedrich Heinrich Rheinwald, Carl Christian Friedrich Siegel, The Antiquities of the Christian Church p.466.