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   Nerses the Builder is supposed to be buried in Khor  Virap,  along  with  relics of Gregory himself.  Khor Virap was an important educational center in medieval times.  Abandoned in late Persian times, it was reinhabited by three monks from Ejmiatsin after the Russian conquest.  It remains a pilgrimage site and place for wedding photos and sheep sacrifice up to the present day.

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