Tradition tells us that the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus brought the story of Christ to Armenia. For three centuries, converts faced severe persecution. But in 301 a.d., following the conversion of her king, Tiridates III, Armenia became the first nation in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion.
In the contemporary world, Armenia…
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