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Saints and Martyrs: Hripsime, Gayane, and the Christianization of Armenia
The story of Armenia's conversion to Christianity is often told through King Tiridates III and Gregory the Illuminator, but this episode focuses on the women whose martyrdom sparked a nation's faith. In the early fourth century, a group of Roman nuns led by Hripsime and Gayane fled Emperor Diocletian's persecutions and found refuge in Armenia. Their beauty caught the eye of Tiridates, who demanded Hripsime for himself. When she refused, she and her companions were brutally tortured and executed. Their deaths prompted Gregory the Illuminator to confront the king, leading to…
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