Hrrip’sime Surb
Hrrip’sime Surb is a church in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 881 metres. Hrrip’sime Surb is situated nearby to Saint Hripsime Church, as well as near Shoghakat Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Hripsime Church and Shoghakat Church.
Saint Hripsime Church
Church
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Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas over the tomb of Hripsime, a Roman virgin murdered by Tiridates III and a key figure in the Christianization of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church is situated 250 metres west of Hrrip’sime Surb.
Shoghakat Church
Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Shoghakat was erected in 1694 by Prince Aghamal Sorotetsi during the reign of Catholicos Nahabed I in the city of Vagharshapat, in Armenia's Armavir Province. Shoghakat Church is situated 670 metres west of Hrrip’sime Surb.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Church
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Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is situated 2 km west of Hrrip’sime Surb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zvartnots and Echmiadzin.
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral.
Echmiadzin
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Echmiadzin, in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named Echmiadzin, the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.
Voskehat
Village
Voskehat is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It has a population of 3,491 at the 2011 census, up from 2,369 at the 2001 census. Voskehat is situated 3 km southeast of Hrrip’sime Surb.
Hrrip’sime Surb
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.16669° or 40° 10′ 0″ northLongitude
44.3125° or 44° 18′ 45″ eastElevation
881 metres (2,890 feet)Open location code
8HG65886+MXGeoNames ID
11110521
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In Other Languages
“Hrrip’sime Surb” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Hrrip’sime Surb”
- Armenian: “Հռիփսիմե Սուրբ.”
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