{"id":18554,"date":"2024-10-24T23:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/ancient-ruins-in-armenia-might-be-oldest-church-in-worlds-first-christian-nation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T23:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:10:54","slug":"ancient-ruins-in-armenia-might-be-oldest-church-in-worlds-first-christian-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/ancient-ruins-in-armenia-might-be-oldest-church-in-worlds-first-christian-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0642\u062f \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u062b\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0631\u0645\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0623\u0645\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] A reconstruction of an ancient church recently discovered in Armenia. The newly discovered church measures about 100 feet across and is shaped like an octagon with &quot;cruciform annexes oriented east-west and north-south,\u201d according to Achim Lictenberger, who noted the discovery of a similar structure from a slightly later period found in Abchazia (Sebastopol). \/ Credit: AGAP Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2024 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). A team of German and Armenian researchers made a groundbreaking discovery last week\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A reconstruction of an ancient church recently discovered in Armenia. The newly discovered church measures about 100 feet across and is shaped like an octagon with &quot;cruciform annexes oriented east-west and north-south,\u201d according to Achim Lictenberger, who noted the discovery of a similar structure from a slightly later period found in Abchazia (Sebastopol). \/ Credit: AGAP Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2024 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). A team of German and Armenian researchers made a groundbreaking discovery last week\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69975,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/human-rights-advocates-decry-armenian-government-crackdown-on-christian-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":18554,"position":0},"title":"Human rights advocates decry Armenian government crackdown on Christian church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Peter Flew, a lawyer and writer, says at a congressional briefing Nov. 20, 2025, that he collected evidence and witness statements regarding government persecution of the Apostolic Church in Armenia. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of George Goss\/Image Herder Washington, D.C. 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