Armenia · Monastery
Geghard Monastery
A monastery where rock-cut chambers and built churches form a closely connected sacred landscape.
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Sacred places in Armenia
Three starting points for a deeper relationship with place.
Learn the history, notice the different traditions, and follow the sources. Local communities and custodians determine access and appropriate participation; inclusion here does not mean a place is currently open to visitors.
Armenia · Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
A cathedral central to Armenian Apostolic tradition, associated with the country’s early Christian history.
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Armenia · Monastery
Khor Virap
A monastery associated with the imprisonment of Gregory the Illuminator and Armenia’s conversion narrative.
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