The Armenian-Turkish state border, which runs through the western part of the village of Haykadzor, is opened only three times a year, to visit the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Haykadzor. Through the mediation of the Shirak Diocese, under the supervision of Russian border guards,... 2025-04-05 Accompanied by priests, the pilgrims went to the Khor Virap monastery to participate in the festive liturgy and commune with the relics of the saint. Khor Virap also commemorates the names of two disciples of Christ, Thaddeus and Bartholomew, who met in the area adjacent to Khor Virap while... 2025-04-05 |