THE FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR’S DECENT INTO THE PIT (KHOR VIRAB) AND CATHOLICOSATE’S PILGRIMAGE DAY MARKED IN ANTELIAS

St. Gregory the Illuminator is the Patron Saint of the Armenian Church. He is referred to as Illuminator for spreading the light of Jesus Christ and formally establishing the Armenian Church. St. Gregory underwent passion and was prisoned in a pit (Khor Virab) for more than a decade. The Armenian Church commemorates the feast of…