[MR] BBC: Armenia, First Christian Country

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Today the BBC Travel is offering a brief photo show about Armenia, said to
be the first Christianized country in the world. The Armenian king,
Tiridates III, was converted to Christianity in 301 by St. Gregory the
Illuminator. The BBC piece features a number of fascinating medieval
churches belonging to the Armenian Apostolic Church, as well as some
significant pre-Christian monuments.

Enjoy the show at
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170330-the-worlds-first-christian-country

Other views and a history of St. Gayane Church are found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Gayane_Church

For more on the Khor Virap monastery, with views of Mount Ararat see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khor_Virap

Here's a bio of St. Gregory the Illuminator:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_the_Illuminator

Yours Aye,


Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge