Saints & Feasts
of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
FEAST OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
The feast of Holy Etchmiadzin commemorates the establishment of the Armenian Church and the eradication of paganism. The cathedral of Etchmiadzin was built by St. Gregory the Illuminator after his deliverance from the pit, to the specifications he saw in a vision and on the place marked by the Lord with a golden hammer.
From Armenian Diocese of America
