Discovery of one of the world's oldest churches reveals Armenia's ancient Christian roots.
A preliminary reconstruction shows the late antique church of Artaxata.© Armenian-German Artaxata ProjectArchaeologists have uncovered one of the world's oldest Christian churches in the ancient city of Artaxata, Armenia, offering remarkable insight into the spread of early Christianity. The discovery is hailed as the country's oldest documented church, dating back to the 4th century AD, when Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as its state religion.
This groundbreaking find is the result of a joint effort between the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and Germany's University of Münster, as part of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project. CT.
