Etchmiadzin

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around in , Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church
  • Also known as: “Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Saint Gayane Church.

Church
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is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and , Armenia.

Church
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The is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, the religious center of . It is located within walking distance from the of 301. is situated 490 metres south of Etchmiadzin.

Library
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Vatche and Tamar Manoukian is a manuscript library located in , Armenia. is situated 240 metres southeast of Etchmiadzin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Artimet.

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, in , is fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named , the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.

Village
is a village in the of . The church of the village named after Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dates back to 1876. has a population of 1,704 at the 2011 census, up from 1,630 at the 2001 census.

Village
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is a town in the Armavir Province of . The town's church dates from the 19th century. is situated 2½ km northwest of Etchmiadzin.

Etchmiadzin

Latitude
40.16188° or 40° 9′ 43″ north
Longitude
44.29127° or 44° 17′ 29″ east
Open location code
8HG6576R+QG
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way 1190577313
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Q548391
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Etchmiadzin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكرسي الأم لإيتشميادزين المقدسة”
  • Armenian: “Էջմիածին”
  • Armenian: “Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին”
  • Belarusian: “Эчміядзінскі манастыр”
  • Bulgarian: “Главен престол на Свети Ечмиадзин”
  • Catalan: “Santa Seu d’Edjmiatsín”
  • Chinese: “埃奇米阿津教廷”
  • Esperanto: “Patrina Seĝo de Sankta Eĉmiadzin”
  • Estonian: “Etšhmiadzini klooster”
  • French: “Saint-Siège d’Etchmiadzin”
  • Galician: “Santa Sé de Etchmiadzin”
  • Georgian: “ეჩმიაძინის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Heiliger Stuhl von St. Etschmiadsin”
  • Greek: “Μητέρα Έδρα του Ιερού Ετσιαμντζίν”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר אצ’מיאדזין”
  • Japanese: “エチミアジン大聖堂”
  • Ossetian: “Эчмиадзины моладзандон”
  • Persian: “آستان مریم مقدس اچمیادزین”
  • Persian: “سریر مریم مقدس اچمیادزین”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Sé de Echemiazim”
  • Russian: “Первопрестольный Святой Эчмиадзин”
  • Russian: “Эчмиадзин”
  • Slovenian: “Matična stolica svetega Ečmiadzina”
  • Spanish: “Santa Sede de Echmiadzin”
  • Spanish: “Sede Madre de la Santa Echmiadzin”
  • Spanish: “Sede Madre”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Eçmiadzin Ana Makamı”
  • Ukrainian: “Ечміадзинський монастир”
  • Ukrainian: “Ечміадзінський монастир”
  • Western Armenian: “Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saints Vartan and Hovhannes Baptistery and Vagharshapat Park.

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