Corrigendum

As pointed by Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Nawotka, I was following a common misconception when I wrote that Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity. Of course, everything depends on our definitions, but it seems to be a historical fact that the Kingdom of Osroene was the first one to become a Christian state. It is worth remembering that:

a Christian council was held at Edessa as early as 197;
king Abgar IX (177 - 212) of Osroene embraced the Christian faith (...) and under him Christianity became the official religion of the kingdom;
there are also legends of Abgar V of Edessa, who supposedly corresponded with Jesus and adopted Christianity as the official religion, but those seem to be just that - legends.

If you are interested in Osroene, you may have a look at these pages, but I am not sure how reliable is the info there.

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