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Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion, in AD 301For other fields, see Number 301. Events The republic of San Marino is established (traditional date). Gregory the Illuminator converts the king of Armenia, which becomes the first officially Christian state. Sima Lun briefly usurps the Jin Dynasty. Roman, when Saint Gregory the Illuminator converted the king of Armenia, Trdat IV, to Christianity.
Today there are large Armenian Orthodox congreations in many middle-eastern countries outside Armenia. Of particular importance is the Armenian Apostolic Church of IranIran ( Persian: ) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia that until 1935 was referred to in the West as Persia''. It borders Pakistan (909km of border) and Afghanistan (936km) to the east, Turkmenistan (1000km) to the northeast, the Casp (see also Christians in IranWhile in nowadays Iran Shia Islam is the majority and state religion, Christianity in Iran has a long and significant history. In 2003 about 0. 3% of Iran's population are Christians. In 1975 Christians numbered about 1. 5% of the total population. The re) where Armenians are the largest Christian ethnic minority.
Other large Armenian Orthodox congregations are in the USAThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and in many Western EuropeWestern Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. However, these boundaries of Europe are subject to considerable overlap and fluctuation, which makes differentiation difan countries.