Marian devotion
Our Lady of Armenia
Ereván, Armenia
Armenia, la primera nación en adoptar el cristianismo, venera a la Virgen como «Astvatsatsin» (Madre de Dios).
Country: Ereván, Armenia
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Yerevan, the Cathedral of Saint Gregory Illuminating is the center of the Armenian apostolic faith. The Armenian faithful venerate the Virgin as the mother who protected the first Christian nation.
Tradition tells that when Armenia adopted Christianity in 301, the Virgin Mary blessed the earth and promised to protect it for centuries.
Armenia was the first to receive the light of the Gospel, and the Virgin was the first to bless it.
Is the advocation of the Virgin Mary of your people missing?
Si no encuentras la advocación mariana de tu ciudad o pueblo, cuéntanosla: la investigaremos para ubicarla y darla a conocer en este mapa del amor de la Madre por el mundo.
Propose an apvocation →