Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
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The coat of arms of the Catholicosate of All Armenians
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| Founder | The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus |
| Independence | Apostolic Era |
| Recognition | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Primate | Catholicos of All Armenian, Karekin II. |
| Headquarters | Vagharshapat, Armenia |
| Territory | Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Possessions | Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, North America, and South America |
| Language | Armenian |
| Members | 6,000,000 |
| Website | Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin |
Coordinates: 40°09′43″N 44°17′28″E / 40.1620°N 44.2912°E
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (Armenian: Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին, Mayr At'oř Surb Ēĵmiatsin), is the administrative headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Pontifical Residence of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.
Covering an area of around 150,000 m², the complex includes the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the vestry, residences, museums, Gevorkian Seminary, V. and T. Manoukian Library and many other amenities.
Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
Saints Vartan and Hovhannes Baptistery
Veharan Pontifical Residence
Yeremian cells monastic residence
Vanatoon monastic guest house
Seminary Dormitories
Gevorkian Theological Seminary
The Christian Education Centre at the old seminary building
Catholicosal Museum at the old pontifical residence (to the left)
The Printing house and Bookstore
Inside the Alex and Marie Manoogian Treasury House
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Depository
Ruben Sevak Museum
Gate of Vazgen I
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