Surb Grigor
Surb Grigor is a church in Shirak Province, Armenia. Surb Grigor is situated nearby to the church Harichavank Monastery, as well as near Surb Astvatsatsin.Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: church in Harich village, Shirak region
- Also known as: “Surb Grigor church in Harichavank”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harichavank Monastery and Surb Astvatsatsin.
Harichavank Monastery
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Harichavank is a 7th-century Armenian monastery located near the village of Harich in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village is 3 km southeast of the town of Artik.
St Gregory
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Stephen Church of Lmbat Monastery, more commonly known as Lmbatavank, is a church located on a hillside southwest of the town of Artik in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was constructed in the 7th century and was dedicated to Saint Stephen. St Gregory is situated 3½ km west of Surb Grigor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harich and Nahapetavan.
Harich
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harich is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.
Nahapetavan
Village
Nahapetavan is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1961 in honor of Nahapet Kurghinian, a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920.
Surb Grigor
- Categories: cultural property, building, ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.60635° or 40° 36′ 23″ northLongitude
43.99951° or 43° 59′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8HG5JX4X+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 10919985678OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q85931291
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Surb Grigor” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Գրիգոր”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя”
- Turkish: “Harichavank’taki Surb Grigor kilisesi”
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