Nerses III
Catholicos
of Armenia (641-662). He was called the Builder for his outstanding
building activities. Nerses III built the monastery of Khor Virap on
the very place of the pit where the King Tiridates had placed Gregory
the Illuminator. Another of Nerses's famous creations was the marvelous
Temple of Zvartnotz.
The churches of the Holy Virgin and the Holy Illuminator were erected in 1661 at the site of the old Monastery of Khor Virap (Deep Dungeon) built by Nerses III in the 7th century.
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