Armenian and German archaeologists present the oldest church in the region at Matenadaran

The unique church discovered during the excavations of ancient Artashat was most likely built by Trdat the Great and Gregory the Illuminator. The newly discovered structure was discovered by the joint Armenian-German “Artaxata” project, when archaeologists were excavating near Khor Virap. Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography and the Institute of Archaeology of the Ancient and Christian Periods at the University of Münster, after several years of excavations, confirm that the discovered octagonal structure is most likely the oldest church in the region.