Armenia Makes Christianity the State Religion (301)

301 CE · Vagharshapat, Ermenistan · religious

King Tiridates III, converted by Gregory the Illuminator, declared the Kingdom of Armenia Christian; the claim to the first state Christianity, ahead of Rome and Aksum.

| The foundation of the Christian identity of the Armenians; the founding event in the history of the Armenian Church.

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What was Armenia Makes Christianity the State Religion (301)?
King Tiridates III, converted by Gregory the Illuminator, declared the Kingdom of Armenia Christian; the claim to the first state Christianity, ahead of Rome and Aksum.
When did Armenia Makes Christianity the State Religion (301) happen?
301 CE
Where did Armenia Makes Christianity the State Religion (301) take place?
Vagharshapat, Ermenistan