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Etchmiadzin Cathedral, an Uncommon card
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 91,000
Power 192 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Etchmiadzin Cathedral card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was built over a pagan temple, symbolizing the ______ from paganism to Christianity.
Answer
conversion. It was built over a pagan temple, symbolizing the conversion from paganism to Christianity. From the Etchmiadzin Cathedral article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Juan Martín del Potro. Juan Martín del Potro 190,000 · Dan Fouts 130,000 · Etchmiadzin Cathedral 91,000 · History of the Assyrians 20,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Constructed at the turn of the fourth century, it is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often regarded as the oldest cathedral in the world.
- The original Etchmiadzin church was built in the early fourth century, between 301 and 303 according to tradition, by Armenia's patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III.
- It was built over a pagan temple, symbolizing the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral article was read about 91,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Etchmiadzin Cathedral
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Etchmiadzin Cathedral (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yerevantsi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
