🇦🇲 Vagharshapat, Armenia · Armenian Apostolic · 303 Closed now

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the spiritual centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church and, in its original form, one of the oldest cathedrals in the world, first built in the early 4th century when Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity. The seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Annual visitors: ≈ 700,000
Location: 40.1619, 44.2911
Local time: 02:33 (Asia/Yerevan)

🕘 Visiting hours

Mon–Sat	07:00–20:00
Sun	07:00–21:00

✨ Saints & blessed venerated here

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Saint

Patron saint of Armenia, to whom the vision of the cathedral's site is attributed

Care & donations

Managed by the local diocese / parish of Vagharshapat

The candle wall

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Local time
02:33

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