The Christians Who Are Rebuilding Armenia

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW233983468 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW233983468 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">According to tradition,</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW233983468 BCX4" href= "https://thearmenite.com/2020/09/brief-history-armenian-apostolic-church-archbishop-tiran-nersoyan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew</span></span></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">evangelized</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">the region of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">Armenia</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">in the first century</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">.</span></span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW233983468 BCX4" href= "https://www.britannica.com/topic/Armenian-Apostolic-Church" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">n the year 301</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">,</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">it</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">became the first</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW233983468 BCX4">nation</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SC