The Cathedral of Etchmiadzin (Armenian Մայր Տաճար Սուրբ Էջմիածին Majr Tatshar Surb Etchmiazin, German 'Mother of God Church of Saint Etchmiadzin') is an Armenian Apostolic church in the Armenian province of Armavir. It is part of a monastery complex and cathedral of the Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin and All Armenians. A church built from 301 onwards at the behest of the first Catholicos, Gregory the Illuminator, over the foundations of a pagan temple is said to have been inaugurated in August 303. In the 480s a new building with a wooden roof was built, in its place at the beginning of the 7th century a forerunner of today's central building was built. The church, which was fundamentally restored in the 17th century, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. There is a museum in the cathedral where relics and treasures are exhibited.
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathedrale_von_Etschmiadsin

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