Gregory the Illuminator
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title:
Gregory the Illuminator
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Gregory the Illuminator was the founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the early fourth century, making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and in some other churches. Gregory is said to have been the son of a Parthian nobleman, Anak, who assassinated the Arsacid king of Armenia Khosrov II. The young Gregory was sav
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Patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_the_Illuminator
date created:
2001-09-30T15:38:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:53:21Z
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