7 wonders of Spiritual Armenia: witnesses of small country's great history

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, ARMENPRESS. In Armenia, the world’s first country, which adopted Christianity as the state religion, there is no need to take a long walk to find evident of the what has been said. One can find Armenian spiritual centers in every village or city, on every top of rock and ancient gorge. Most of them were perhaps destroyed, others are renovated and improved, but all of them carry the nation’s centuries of history. Christianity is not just a religion in Armenia; it has become an element of the Armenian gene. Maybe it won’t be possible to find out the details of the history of adoption of Christianity from a passer-by, but never doubt that he will tell you the history of the church near his village or city, which is partly legend and partly reality, but not less valuable. “Armenpress” news agency introduces Armenia’s 7 major monastery complexes. These have not only been religious centers, but also cultural and educational ones for centuries. Tourists visited Armenia, first of all visit these complexes to get acquainted with the great history of small Armenia.

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