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Armenian Church is the oldest branch of the Christian faith. The earliest authentic accounts of the introduction of Christianity into Armenia date from the apostolic work of St. Gregory the Illuminator, who, in 303, converted King Tiridates III and members of his court. It is believed that St.Gregory saw the ray of sunlight together with the voice of God who ordered him to build the church on the exact spot where sunray touched the ground. Later monastery, church of Echmiadzin became the first Armenian christian temple, and today, it is said to be the oldest monastic foundation in the Christian world.