Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church
Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church is the second oldest surviving church in Yerevan. It was previously known as Surp Astvatsatsin. However, the name Zoravor was added because the church was home to the 13th century bible of Zoravor.- Type: Church
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Holy Mother of God Church”, “St. Astvatsatsin Church”, “Surb Astvatsatsin Church”, “Surb Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church”, and “Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ara Sargsyan’s & Hakob Kojoyan’s museum and Martiros Saryan House-Museum.
Ara Sargsyan’s & Hakob Kojoyan’s museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan Museum house museum of Ara Sargsian and Hakob Kojoyan where they lived since 1934 until the foundation of the museum. The museum building is a cultural heritage monument in Armenia.
The museum of Karen Demirchyan
Museum
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The museum of Karen Demirchyan is situated 130 metres southeast of Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kond and Arabkir.
Kond
Neighborhood
Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
Kond is one of the oldest quarters of Yerevan. It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day Kentron District of the capital of Armenia. According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, Kond is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.
Arabkir
Suburb
Photo: Սէրուժ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arabkir, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located to the north of the city centre, Arabkir is bordered by the Davtashen District from the northwest, Ajapnyak District from the west, Kentron District from the south, and Kanaker-Zeytun District from the east.
Nork-Marash
Suburb
Photo: Kevorkmail, Public domain.
Nork-Marash, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located to the east of the city centre. It is bordered by the Kentron District form the west and the north, Nor Nork from the east and Erebuni from the south. Nork-Marash is situated 2½ km east of Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church.
Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church
- Categories: cultural property and religion
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Զորավոր Սբ. Աստվածածին”
- Armenian: “Զորավոր Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
- Chinese: “葉里溫聖母教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سورب زورافور فى يريفان”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Zoravor (Erevano)”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Zoravor”
- Georgian: “ზორავორის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია”
- German: “Sorawar-Kirche”
- Persian: “کلیسای زورآوور آستواتساتسین مقدس”
- Russian: “монастырь Всеспасителя”
- Russian: “церковь Св. Богоматери”
- Russian: “Церковь Сурб Зоравор Аствацацин”
- Serbian: “Црква Зоравор Аствацацин”
- Swedish: “Zoravor Heliga Guds moders kyrka”
- Turkish: “Surb Zoravor Astvatsatsin Kilisesi”
- Western Armenian: “Զօրաւոր Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի”
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