Ancient ruins in Armenia might be oldest church in world’s first Christian nation

[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 “cruciform annexes oriented east-west and north-south,” 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…