- Khor
Virap (Armenian: Խոր Վիրապ, lit. 'deep dungeon') is an
Armenian monastery located in the
Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the
border with Turkey, about...
- modern-day
Ararat Province,
Artaxata and Dvin. It is also home to the Khor
Virap monastery,
significant as the
place of
Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year...
- true identity,
Tiridates had him
thrown into a deep pit well
called Khor
Virap for 14 years.
Gregory was
miraculously saved from
death and
released after...
- The 7th-century Khor
Virap monastery in the
shadow of
Mount Ararat;
Armenia was the
first state to
adopt Christianity as the
state religion in the early...
- the left bank of the
Araks River, at the site of the
monastery of Khor
Virap. It was destro**** and
rebuilt several times from the 1st to the 5th centuries...
- The Khor
Virap State Sanctuary is a
wetland and
protected area that was
established within the
administrative borders of Pokr Vedi
village of the Ararat...
- The 7th-century Khor
Virap monastery in the
shadow of
Mount Ararat, the peak on
which Noah's Ark, is said to have
landed during the
biblical flood....
-
killed Tiridates's father.
Gregory was
tortured and
finally thrown in Khor
Virap, a deep
underground dungeon.
During the
years of Gregory's imprisonment...
- Yerevan, such as
Garni Temple,
Zvartnots Cathedral, the
monasteries of Khor
Virap and Geghard, etc.
Being among the top 10
safest cities in the world, Yerevan...
-
outside forces. The Khor
Virap Monastery is also
located close to the village.
Lusarat seen in the
background of Khor
Virap Monastery. "The
light of Ararat"...
