Gevorg Surb

Gevorg Surb is a locality in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 891 metres. Gevorg Surb is situated nearby to the locality Gyughi Brutanots’, as well as near Arts’akhyan Paterazmum Zohvats Azatamartikneri.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Shoghakat Church.

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 3½ km southeast of Gevorg 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 4 km southeast of Gevorg Surb.

Etchmiadzin

Monastery

Photo: Devejian, Public domain.

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church. Etchmiadzin is situated 3½ km southeast of Gevorg Surb.