Vazgen I
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Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest,, born Levon Garabed Baljian was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 39 years, the 4th longest reign in the history of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Meeting of Vazgen I and David V, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Yerevan, October 1972.
Architectural Commission of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (1970–1988). First row from left: Varazdat Harutyunyan, Vazgen I, K. Altunyan Second row from left: Baghdasar Arzoumanian, H. Babakhanian, Grigor Khanjyan, A. Galikyan, M. Hovhannisyan
Vazgen I on an Armenian postage stamp
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
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Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often regarded the oldest cathedral in the world.
An engraving of Etchmiadzin in the late 17th century by Jean Chardin (from 1811 edition)․
A 1783 watercolor of the churches of Etchmiadzin by Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov. From left to right: Hripsime, Gayane, Etchmiadzin Cathedral, and Shoghakat.
Painting of the cathedral by an unknown European artist (1870s)