Distinguishing speculation from historical fact. Hundreds of articles and scores of books have been written in the last 150 years seeking to establish what the early (pre-Constantinian) church thought ...

Armenia is believed to be the first Christian state in the world after King Tiridates III converted to Christianity. The octagonal shape of the building wasn’t common in the immediate area, but it was ...

Archaeologists working in the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital have uncovered a 4th-century Christian church that ranks among the earliest known anywhere, a find that reshapes how historians ...

MÜNSTER, GERMANY—CBS News reports that traces of an early Christian church have been uncovered in Armenia, at the site of the ancient city of Artaxata, by a team of German and Armenian researchers.

Baptistry wall painting of a procession of women from the Christian building at Dura-Europos (ca. 240-245 CE). The online label at Yale University Art Gallery notes it comes from “the world’s earliest ...

Archaeologists discovered a fourth-century Christian church in Armenia, considered the country’s oldest. Armenia is believed to be the first Christian state in the world after King Tiridates III ...