The Tatev Monastery is just one of five UNESCO-listed religious sites worth visiting in Armenia, the world’s first Christian nation. Eric Martin/Figarophoto, Redux Since Armenia’s adoption of ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A hundred years after taking in scores of children whose parents were killed in the Armenian genocide, a 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors ...

Armenia, located in the South Caucasus (between Eastern Europe and West Asia), is one of the world's oldest civilizations and the first nation to adopt Christianity as its state religion. Known for ...

The Edward and Helen Mardigian Armenian Museum seeks to preserve 1,700 years of Armenian presence in the Holy Land. The museum has a collection of ecclesiastic vessels, including crosses and miters, ...

In an attack that occurred Tuesday, illegal Israeli colonizers stormed the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, attacking the Armenian Monastery and desecrating Christian holy ...

Azerbaijanis have desecrated and vandalized the Armenian Yerits Mankants Monastery (17th century) in Azerbaijani-occupied Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Artsakh Monuments reports. The respective ...

Since Armenia’s adoption of Christianity in 301 C.E., the nation’s monasteries have been central to its worship traditions. After 17 centuries, these UNESCO-recognized sites became deep community ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JERUSALEM (AP) — A hundred years after ...