Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator
The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Church in Debbas Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.Photo: Jari Kurittu, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Beirut, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator” and “St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral”
- Address: 48, بيروت
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Egg and Muhammad al-Amin Mosque.
The Egg
Photo: Emmeca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Egg, or the Dome, is an unfinished cinema building in Beirut, Lebanon. Its construction began in 1965 but was interrupted with the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975 and the horse-shoe shaped dome that remains today is now a landmark in Beirut. The Egg is situated 160 metres northwest of Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Muhammad al-Amin Mosque
Mosque
Photo: NicolasGaron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, 72 m high, minarets´ roof of 65 m high and main dome spire of 48 m high and its roof 42 m, is located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Muhammad al-Amin Mosque is situated 300 metres northwest of Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
Museum
Photo: Bdx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Lebanese Prehistory is a museum of prehistory and archaeology in Beirut, Lebanon. Museum of Lebanese Prehistory is situated 150 metres south of Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Beirut and Bab Idriss Square.
Downtown Beirut
Downtown Beirut is the central district of Beirut, with its outdoor cafes restaurants and high end designer stores. The inner area around Nejmeh Square is pedestrian-only. Ashrafieh is to its east, while Hamra, Ras Beirut, Manara and Rawcheh to its west.
Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.8929° or 33° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
35.50758° or 35° 30′ 27″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8G5QVGV5+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 483174171OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
13608143Wikidata ID
Q7587821
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديسين غريغوريوس المنور والياس النبي للأرمن الكاثوليك”
- Arabic: “كنيسة الأرمن في بيروت”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Եղիա և Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ տաճար”
- Catalan: “catedral de Sant Elies i de Sant Gregori l’Il·luminador”
- Chinese: “聖厄里亞聖額我略啟蒙者座堂”
- Danish: “St. Elias og St. Gregor-katedralen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسين جريجوريوس المنور والياس النبى للارمن الكاثوليك”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint Grégoire - Saint Élie”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Élie-et-Saint-Grégoire-l’Illuminateur de Beyrouth”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Élie-et-Saint-Grégoire-l’Illuminateur”
- Galician: “catedral armenia de Beirut”
- Galician: “catedral de San Elías e San Gregorio o Iluminador”
- German: “St. Elias und St. Gregor”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Beirut”
- Italian: “cattedrale patriarcale dei Santi Elia e Gregorio Illuminatore”
- Japanese: “聖エリアス大聖堂と聖グレゴリー大聖堂”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Elias og St. Gregor-katedralen”
- Polish: “Archikatedra św. Eliasza i św. Grzegorza Oświeciciela w Bejrucie”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор святого Илии и святого Григория Просветителя”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Elias y San Gregorio el Iluminador”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Elías y San Gregorio el Iluminador”
- Turkish: “St.Elie ve St.Krikor Lusavoriç Ermeni Katolik Katedrali”
- Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Եղիա եւ Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ տաճար”
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