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This book is a labor of love and longing… To be the First One is a legendary story of lives of two prominent figures in Armenian history: St.Gregory the Illuminator and King Tiridates III. These two remarkable personalities were destined to meet and give a new beginning to the Armenian nation-Christianity. This is a compelling story of struggle for independence and survival in IV century AD when two major powers: Roman Empire and Parthian Empire had fought feverishly to establish their influence in Armenia. And, Armenia chose to become the first Christian nation in the world by adopting Christianity as a state religion in 301 A.D. This story was written for children and adults. All characters of this story are nonfictional. The author took the liberty to improvise.