Cathedral of Echmiadzin/Mayr Tachar, Witness the Cradle of Christianity

Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Movses Khorenatsi Street, Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia

A large concentrated church campus

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Introduction

The Echmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Church. It was originally called the Cathedral of Holy Mother and was built during the time of Saint Gregory in the 4th century. It is said that the cathedral was built on the site where he witnessed a miracle. In the 6th century, the Persians destroyed the mother church and built a Zoroastrian temple on the site. It wasn't until the 16th century, after the Safavid dynasty of Persia ruled the eastern Armenian plateau, that Echmiadzin became the center of the Armenian Church and the residence of the head of the church, the Catholicos.

Address

Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Movses Khorenatsi Street, Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia

Opening hours

All day long.

Transportation

There are buses (one way seems to be 200 Dram) and shared taxis (one way seems to be 500 Dram) to Etchmiadzin from the southwest corner of Mashtots and Amiryan streets in the city center of Yerevan. The drop-off point is outside the north gate of the church headquarters.