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Khor Virap monastery. Grigor Lusavorich, who later became Saint Gregory the Illuminator, was initially imprisoned here for 13 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia.
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Saint Gregory subsequently became the king's religious mentor, and they led the proselytizing activity in the country. In the year 301, Armenia became the first country in the world to be declared a Christian nation.
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View to the Mount Ararat from Khor Virap monastery. Usually Ararat is covered with clouds. On a rare occasion one can see the mountain in all its glory.
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The pit where Gregory was imprisoned is 6 metres (20 ft) long and 4.4 metres (14 ft) wide. The climb down the well is to a depth of 60 metres (200 ft). Khor Virap monastery
