Tiridates III of Armenia

==Rest of reign==
The switch from the traditional Zoroastrianism to Christianity was not an easy one. Tiridates often used force to impose this new faith upon the people and many armed conflicts ensued, due to Zoroastrianism being deeply rooted in the Armenian people. An actual battle took place between the king's forces and the Zoroastrian camp, resulting in the weakening of polytheistic military strength. Tiridates thus spent the rest of his life trying to eliminate all ancient beliefs and in doing so destroyed countless statues, temples and written documents. As a result, little is known from local sources about ancient Armenian history and culture. The king worked feverishly to spread the faith and died in 330. [[Moses of Chorene|Movses Khorenatsi]] states that several members of the [[nakharar]] families conspired against Tiridates and eventually poisoned him.{{Sfn|Movses Khorenatsʻi|1997|loc=2.92}}

Tiridates III, Ashkhen and Khosrovidukht are saints in the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], and by extension all of the [[Oriental Orthodox Churches]], and their feast day is on the Saturday after the fifth Sunday after [[Pentecost]]. On this feast day the hymn "To the Kings" is sung.{{Sfn|Biographies of Armenian Saints|2012}} Their [[Calendar of Saints (Armenian Apostolic Church)|feast day]] is usually around June 30.