The name of the church goes back to the Armenian king at the time, presumed to be the founder.

Little is known on his life prior to becoming Armenian King.

I took shelter in the cathedral, built by an Armenian king more than a thousand years before, with stones the color of dried blood.

It is quite possible that he is not an Armenian king, but rather a numismatical error.

At one time this was the summer residence of the Armenian kings located in a picturesque place overlooking a deep canyon.

Others called him "Tigran the Great", after the Armenian king.

The Armenian king himself had an opportunity to display his ability as a marksman by shooting an arrow through the bodies of two buffaloes.

See also the list of Armenian kings.

Vahagn was also a god of war to whom Armenian kings and warlords would pray before engaging in battle.

Maria Kariakachan, is the well-known descendant of the famous Armenian king during the first world war.