Seats of the Catholicos of Armenians
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Seats of the Catholicos of Armenians is the list of the seats of the Catholicos of Armenians
Number | Place | Year |
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1 | Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Ejmiatsin Ejmiatsin, Armenia Vagharshapat , commonly known as Ejmiatsin in Eastern Armenian and Echmiadzin in Western Armenian , is the fourth-largest city in Armenia and the spiritual centre of the Armenians, as it is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church... |
301-484/485 |
2 | Dvin Dvin Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Artaxata, along the banks of the Metsamor River, 35 km to the south of modern Yerevan... |
384/385-927 |
3 | Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar Island | 927-94 |
4 | Argina Argina, Armenia Argina is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town was named after the Argina Monastery, which is across the border in Turkey.... |
947-992 |
5 | Ani Ani Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey... |
992-1051 |
6 | Sebastia | 1051-1062 |
7 | Tavblur | 1062-1065 |
8 | Tsamndav Ceyhan Ceyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes... |
1066-1090 |
9 | Kesun Kaysun The Fortress of Kaysun is located near the town of Çakırhüyük in the Adıyaman Province of rural southeastern Turkey. The fortress was a stronghold of the crusader County of Edessa. In 1131, the Danishmend Gümüshtigin besieged the place. Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, hastened to relieve the... Karmir Vank |
1090-1116 |
10 | Tsovk | 1116-1149 |
11 | Hromkla | 1149-1292 |
12 | Sis Kozan, Adana Kozan is a city in Adana Province, Turkey, 68 km north of the city of Adana, in the northern section of the Çukurova plain. The city is the capital of Kozan district. The Kilgen Stream, a tributary of the Ceyhan River , flows through Kozan crossing the plain south into the Mediterranean Sea.... |
1293-1441 |
13 | Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Ejmiatsin Ejmiatsin, Armenia Vagharshapat , commonly known as Ejmiatsin in Eastern Armenian and Echmiadzin in Western Armenian , is the fourth-largest city in Armenia and the spiritual centre of the Armenians, as it is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church... |
1441-present |