Tiridates III of Armenia

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Tiridates III of Armenia was a king of Armenia best known for adopting Christianity as the state religion in the early 4th century, making Armenia the first officially Christian nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Armenia ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alliedWith Roman Empire ⓘ
appointed Gregory the Illuminator as Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ
associatedPlace Etchmiadzin ⓘ
linked to: Vagharshapat
associatedWith Christianization of Armenia ⓘ
birthDate 3rd century ⓘ
birthPlace Armenia ⓘ
canonizedBy Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Vagharshapat ⓘ
child Khosrov III the Small ⓘ
Salome of Armenia ⓘ
conflict Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
convertedBy Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
country Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
deathDate 4th century ⓘ
deathPlace Armenia ⓘ
dynasty Arsacid dynasty of Armenia ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicity Armenian ⓘ
father Khosrov II of Armenia ⓘ
feastDay September 30 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 4th century ⓘ
house Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
implemented privileges for Christian clergy ⓘ
languageOfCourt Armenian ⓘ
notableFor adopting Christianity as state religion of Armenia ⓘ
making Armenia the first officially Christian state ⓘ
opposedBy Sasanian Empire ⓘ
otherName Tiridates the Great ⓘ
patronOf Armenian Church ⓘ
policy establishment of Christianity as official religion ⓘ
predecessor Khosrov II of Armenia ⓘ
regionRuled Caucasus ⓘ
reignEnd c. 330 ⓘ
reignStart c. 287 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
royalTitle King of Kings of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Armenia
spouse Ashkhen of Armenia ⓘ
succeededToThroneWithSupportFrom Roman Empire ⓘ
successor Khosrov III the Small ⓘ
title Saint ⓘ
veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ

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Armenian Apostolic Church → founder → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Armenian Apostolic Church → declaredStateReligionBy → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → associatedWith → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Kingdom of Armenia → notableRuler → Tiridates III ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Gregory the Illuminator → imprisonedBy → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Gregory the Illuminator → converted → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Tiridates III of Armenia → otherName → Tiridates the Great ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Saint Hripsime → associatedWithRuler → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Christianization of Armenia → keyFigure → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia → notableFigure → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Gregory the Enlightener → converted → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Gregory the Enlightener → imprisonedBy → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Khor Virap → associatedPerson → King Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Ashkhen of Armenia → spouse → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Salome of Armenia → father → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Khosrov II of Armenia → predecessor → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Khosrov II of Armenia → father → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Ejmiatsin → cathedralTraditionalFoundationUnder → King Tiridates III ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Ejmiatsin → associatedWith → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Agathangelos → mainSubject → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
Agathangelos → workSetting → court of Tiridates III ⓘ
linked to: Tiridates III of Armenia
Grigor Lusavorich → associatedWithRuler → Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ