Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and , Armenia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Echmiadzin Cathedral”
  • Address: Վաղարշապատ
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Etchmiadzin and Saint Gayane Church.

Monastery
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Mother See of Holy , known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Cathedral in , Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church.

Church
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The is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, the religious center of . It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. is situated 490 metres south of Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

Library
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Vatche and Tamar Manoukian is a manuscript library located in , Armenia. is situated 250 metres southeast of Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Artimet.

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, in , is fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named , the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.

Village
is a village in the of . The church of the village named after Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dates back to 1876. has a population of 1,704 at the 2011 census, up from 1,630 at the 2001 census.

Village
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is a town in the Armavir Province of . The town's church dates from the 19th century. is situated 2½ km northwest of Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Latitude
40.16184° or 40° 9′ 43″ north
Longitude
44.2911° or 44° 17′ 28″ east
Elevation
875 metres (2,871 feet)
Open location code
8HG6576R+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133909119
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11237780
Wiki­data ID
Q1294648
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Etchmiadzin Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية إتشميادزينه”
  • Armenian: “Էջմիածնի Մայր Տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին”
  • Armenian: “Մայր Աթոռ”
  • Armenian: “Մայր տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Üçkilsə kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Ejmiatsingo katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Эчміядзінская кафедра”
  • Belarusian: “Эчміядзінскі кафедральны сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Ечмиадзинска катедрала”
  • Catalan: “Catedral d’Edjmiatsín”
  • Chinese: “埃奇米亚津”
  • Chinese: “埃奇米亞津”
  • Chinese: “埃奇米阿津主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Ečmijadzinska katedrala”
  • Croatian: “Ečmijazdinska katedrala”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala i crkve Ečmijadzina i arheološki lokalitet Zvartnoc”
  • Czech: “Ečmiadzinská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Ejmiatsin Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Ejmiatsin”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Echmiatsin”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Edzjmiatsin”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Etsjmiadzin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه اتشميادزينه”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Eĉmiadzin”
  • Estonian: “Etšhmiadzini katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Etšmiadzinin katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Echmiadzin”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Etchmiadzin”
  • French: “cathédrale-mère de Sainte-Etchmiadzin”
  • French: “Sainte-Etchmiadzin”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Etchmiadzin”
  • Georgian: “ეჩმიაძინის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Etschmiadsin”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Ετσμιαντζίν”
  • Hungarian: “Ecsmiadzini székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Etchmiadzin”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Echmiadzin”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Echmiadzin”
  • Japanese: “エチミアジン大聖堂”
  • Korean: “에치미아진 대성당”
  • Kotava: “Surp Mayr Tajar (Echmiatsin)”
  • Kotava: “Surp Mayr Tajar”
  • Latvian: “Ečmiadzinas katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Ečmiadzino katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Ечмијаѕинска катедрала”
  • Maithili: “एचमियातसिन”
  • Malayalam: “എച്ച്മിയാദ്സിൻ കത്തീഡ്രൽ”
  • Nepali: “एचमियातसिन”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ejmiatsin Katedral”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع اچمیادزین”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Eczmiadzynie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Echemiazim”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Echmiatsin”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Ecimiadzin”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Etchmiadzin”
  • Russian: “Эчмиадзинский кафедральный собор”
  • Russian: “Эчмиадзинсктий кафедральный собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala i crkve Ečmijadzina i arheološki lokalitet Zvartnoc”
  • Slovak: “Ečmiadzinská katedrála”
  • Slovenian: “ečmiadzinska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “Ečmiadzinska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Echmiadzin”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Ejmiatsin”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Etchmiadzin”
  • Swahili: “Etchmiadzin”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Etchmiadzin”
  • Tamil: “எச்மியாட்சின் பேராலயம்”
  • Tatar: “Эчмиадзин соборы”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารแอจมียัตซิน”
  • Turkish: “Eçmiyazin Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Ечміадзинський кафедральний собор”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Katedral han Etchmiadzin”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Edzjmiatsin”

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