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Yerevan

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral

The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, also known as the Yerevan Cathedral is the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the of , the capital of , and is one of the largest religious buildings in the South Caucasus along with the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: largest Armenian church in the world, in Yerevan, Armenia built in 2001
  • Also known as: “Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan”, “Saint Gregory the Illuminator Mother Church”, and “Surb Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral”
  • Address: 5 Երվանդ Քոչարի փողոց, Երևան
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Republic Square and Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

Square
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is the central in , the capital of . It consists of two sections: an oval roundabout and a trapezoid-shaped section which contains a pool with musical fountains. is situated 750 metres northwest of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.

Stadium
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, also known as the Republican Stadium, is an all-seater multi-use located on 65 Vardanants Street, in the capital . is situated 740 metres east of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a museum in with departments of Archaeology, Numismatics, Ethnography, Modern History and Restoration. It has a national collection of 400,000 objects and was founded in 1920. is situated 760 metres north of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saritagh and Kond.

Neighborhood
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, is a neighbourhood in the of , .

Neighborhood
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is one of the oldest quarters of . It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day of the capital of . According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.

Neighborhood
, is a neighbourhood in the of , .

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral

Latitude
40.17205° or 40° 10′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.51687° or 44° 31′ 1″ east
Elevation
1,074 metres (3,524 feet)
Inception
2021
Open location code
8HG65GC8+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31622320
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11336835
Wiki­data ID
Q2942349
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس غريغوريوس”
  • Armenian: “Surb Grigor Lusavorich’ mayr yekeghets’i”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ մայր եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ մայր տաճար (Երևան)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Qriqor Lusaroviç Kilsəsi”
  • Bhojpuri: “सेंट ग्रेगरी दि इलुमिनेटर कैथेड्रल, येरेवन”
  • Chinese: “啟蒙者聖格列高利主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “葉里溫大教堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Řehoře Osvětitele”
  • Dutch: “Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس جريجوريوس”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Gregorio la Iluminanto”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Grégoire-l’Illuminateur d’Erevan”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Grégoire-l’Illuminateur”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Grégoire-l’Illuminateur”
  • Georgian: “ერევნის წმინდა გრიგოლ განმანათლებლის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Kathedrale des Heiligen Gregor des Erleuchters”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Jerewan”
  • German: “Sankt-Gregor-der-Erleuchter-Kathedrale”
  • German: “St.-Gregor-der-Erleuchter-Kathedrale”
  • German: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ մայր տաճար (Երևան)”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Yerevan”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Erevan”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Erevan”
  • Japanese: “聖Grigol Lusavorich教会”
  • Lithuanian: “Jerevano šv. Grigaliaus Švietėjo katedra”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت گریگور روشنگر”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Grzegorza Oświeciciela w Erywaniu”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Grzegorza Oświeciciela w Erywaniu”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Grigore Luminătorul”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Григория Просветителя (Ереван)”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Григория Просветителя”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Григория Просветителя”
  • Serbian: “Саборна црква Светог Григорија Просветитеља у Јеревану”
  • Slovenian: “Erevanska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Erevan”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Ereván”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Gregorio el Iluminador”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Gregorios Upplysarens katedral”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Gregorius Upplysarens katedral”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารนักบุญเกรกอรี ผู้ให้ความกระจ่าง (เยเรวาน)”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารนักบุญเกรกอรี ผู้ให้ความกระจ่าง”
  • Turkish: “Aziz krikor lusavoriç katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Krikor Lusavoriç Katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Surp Krikor Lussavoriç Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Святого Григорія Просвітителя”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Gregoarius de Ferljochter (Jerevan)”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Gregoarius de Ferljochter”
  • “सेंट ग्रेगरी दि इलुमिनेटर कैथेड्रल, येरेवन”

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