 Armenia became the first country to establish Christianity as its state religion when, in an event traditionally dated to 301 AD, St. Gregory the Illuminator convinced Tiridates III, the king of Armenia, to convert to Christianity.Before this, the dominant religion was Armenian paganism, under the theological influence of Zoroastrianism.Hetanism (Հեթանոսություն, "Hetanosutyun") is a neo-ethnic religion movement in Armenia.