Shoghakat Church
The Church of Shoghakat was erected in 1694 by Prince Aghamal Sorotetsi during the reign of Catholicos Nahabed I in the city of Vagharshapat, in Armenia's Armavir Province.Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Saint Shoghakat Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Hripsime Church and Etchmiadzin Cathedral.
Saint Hripsime Church
Church
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas over the tomb of Hripsime, a Roman virgin murdered by Tiridates III and a key figure in the Christianization of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church is situated 420 metres east of Shoghakat Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Church
Photo: Heretiq, Public domain.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is situated 1¼ km southwest of Shoghakat Church.
Saint Gayane Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. Saint Gayane Church is situated 1½ km southwest of Shoghakat Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Zvartnots.
Echmiadzin
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
Echmiadzin, in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named Echmiadzin, the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral.
Tsaghkunk
Village
Photo: 05arman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsaghkunk is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town's church dates from the 19th century. Tsaghkunk is situated 3 km west of Shoghakat Church.
Shoghakat Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.16806° or 40° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
44.30481° or 44° 18′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8HG65893+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 190331198OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q2248633
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Shoghakat Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Շողակաթ”
- Armenian: “Շողակաթ”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Շողակաթ եկեղեցի”
- Azerbaijani: “Saqakat kilsəsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Şoqakat kilsəsi”
- Catalan: “església de la Gota de Llum”
- Chinese: “修哈卡特教堂”
- Chinese: “绍拉卡特教堂”
- Chinese: “绍格哈卡特教堂”
- Croatian: “Crkva Šogakat”
- Dutch: “Shoghakat Church”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الشوجات”
- Esperanto: “Ŝoghakat”
- French: “Choghagat”
- French: “Église Shoghakat”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Shoghakat”
- Georgian: “შოღაკათის ეკლესია”
- German: “Schoghakat-Kirche”
- German: “Schoghakath-Kirche”
- Italian: “chiesa di Shoghakat”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Shoghakat”
- Korean: “쇼하카트 성당”
- Kotava: “Shoghakat (Echmiatsin)”
- Kotava: “Shoghakat”
- Persian: “کلیسای شوغاکات”
- Russian: “церковь Шогакат”
- Russian: “Церковь Шогакат”
- Russian: “Шогакат”
- Serbian: “Црква Шогакат”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de san Shoghakat”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Shoghakat”
- Tatar: “Шогакат чиркәве”
- Turkish: “Şoğakat Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Şoğakat”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Сурб-Шоґакат”
- Ukrainian: “Шоґакат, Церква Сурб-Шогакат, Церква Свята Шогакат”
- Ukrainian: “Шоґакат”
- Western Armenian: “Շողակաթ”
- Western Frisian: “Sjoghakat-tsjerke”
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