| Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Half Day Tour |
Khor Virap Monastery - The monastery was erected in the 6 th – 17 th centuries above the dungeon where St. Gregory the Illuminator, the Baptist of Armenia, had been kept for the dissemination of Christianity until Tsar Trdat decided to adopt this religion. The dungeon where the holy elder was tortured used to be the tsar's dungeon (“Khor Virap” – “deep pit”). The pit swarming with poisonous snakes and scorpions served as a prison. According to the legend St. Gregory the Illuminator stayed in that pit for 13 years.
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