Saint Sargis Church

Saint Sarkis Cathedral is an Armenian cathedral in , . It is the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It was built in 1842, on the left bank of the Hrazdan River in Yerevan's .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Saint Sargis Cathedral”, “Saint Sarkis Cathedral”, and “Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan”
  • Address: 23 Իսրայելյան փողոց, Երևան

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Mosque and Sergey Parajanov museum.

Mosque
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The is an 18th-century Iranian Twelver Shia , located in , . It was commissioned by Hoseyn Ali Khan, the khan of the Erivan Khanate. is situated 300 metres east of Saint Sargis Church.

Museum
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The Sergei Parajanov Museum is a tribute to Soviet Armenian film director and artist Sergei Parajanov and is one of the most popular in . It represents Parajanov's diverse artistic and literary heritage. is situated 270 metres northwest of Saint Sargis Church.

Museum
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The is the history museum of , the capital city of . The museum was founded in 1931 as the Communal Museum. Currently, the museum is located in a building attached to the Yerevan City Hall. is situated 320 metres south of Saint Sargis Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kond and Verin Shengavit.

Neighborhood
Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
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 part of in , . is situated 2½ km south of Saint Sargis Church.

Neighborhood
, is a neighbourhood in the of , . is situated 2½ km southeast of Saint Sargis Church.

Saint Sargis Church

Latitude
40.17707° or 40° 10′ 37″ north
Longitude
44.50216° or 44° 30′ 8″ east
Elevation
992 metres (3,255 feet)
Levels
3
Open location code
8HG65GG2+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48276938
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
13157191
Wiki­data ID
Q3849046
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Saint Sargis Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս մայր եկեղեցի”
  • Central Kurdish: “کاتدراڵی سانت سەرکیس”
  • Chinese: “聖薩爾基斯主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖薩爾基斯大教堂”
  • Dutch: “Saint Sarkis Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Sarkiskathedraal (Jerevan)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Sarkiskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس سركيس”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Sarkis”
  • Georgian: “ერევნის სურბ-სარქისის ეკლესია”
  • German: “Sankt-Sarkis-Kathedrale”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Sargis predecessore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Sargis predecessore”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سارکیس مقدس، ایروان”
  • Russian: “Церковь Св. Саркиса”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Саркиса”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Саркис (Ереван)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Саркис”
  • Serbian: “Саборна црква Светог Саркиса у Јеревану”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Sarkisa, Erevan”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Sarkis”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Sarkiskatedralen”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Sarkis Katedrali”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի (Երեւան)”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս Եկեղեցի”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Sarkiskatedraal (Jerevan)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Sarkiskatedraal”

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