Ejmiatsin

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Ejmiatsin is the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and a historic city in Armenia renowned for its ancient cathedral and religious significance.

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Ejmiatsin canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
alternativeName Etchmiadzin ⓘ
Vagharshapat ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Armenia ⓘ
Saint Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
Tiridates III of Armenia ⓘ
capitalOfArmeniaUntil 4th century ⓘ
cathedralConstructionCentury 4th century ⓘ
cathedralDedication Descent of Christ ⓘ
cathedralTraditionalFoundationBy Saint Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ
cathedralTraditionalFoundationUnder King Tiridates III ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
distanceFromYerevan about 20 km west ⓘ
dominantDenomination Oriental Orthodox ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
foundedAsCity ancient period ⓘ
function seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ
governingBody municipality ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center of Armavir Province ⓘ
hasInstitution Gevorkian Theological Seminary ⓘ
religious museums ⓘ
hasLandmark Catholicosate of All Armenians ⓘ
Etchmiadzin Cathedral ⓘ
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin ⓘ
Saint Gayane Church ⓘ
Saint Hripsime Church ⓘ
Shoghakat Church ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site complex ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the oldest Christian centers in the world ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
locatedIn Armavir Province ⓘ
locatedNear Yerevan ⓘ
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
nationalSignificance symbol of Armenian Christianity ⓘ
nearbyRiver Kasagh River ⓘ
notableFor ancient cathedral ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ
religious significance ⓘ
partOf Republic of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Armenia
pilgrimageSite yes ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
region Ararat plain ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
role spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
script Armenian alphabet ⓘ
timezone UTC+4 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vagharshapat → hasAlternativeName → Ejmiatsin ⓘ