Khor Virap monastery. Armenia. Монастырь Хор Вирап. Армения
The Khor Virap (Armenian: Խոր Վիրապ, meaning deep pit or deep well ) is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5. 0 mi) south of Artashat, Ararat Province. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos. Khor Virap s notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site is attributed to the fact that Gregory the Illuminator was initially imprisoned here for 14 years by King Tiridates III o
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