Saint Hripsime Church

Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of , 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “St. Hripsime” and “Surb Hripsime church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shoghakat Church and Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

Church
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The Church of Shoghakat was erected in 1694 by Prince Aghamal Sorotetsi during the reign of Catholicos Nahabed I in the city of , in 's . is situated 420 metres west of Saint Hripsime 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. is situated 1½ km west of Saint Hripsime Church.

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 2 km southwest of Saint Hripsime Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Zvartnots.

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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.

Neighborhood
is a town in the province of , about 10 km west from , approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. , 's international airport, is located near the town of , as is the .

Village
is a town in the Armavir Province of . It has a population of 3,491 at the 2011 census, up from 2,369 at the 2001 census. is situated 3½ km southeast of Saint Hripsime Church.

Saint Hripsime Church

Latitude
40.16698° or 40° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
44.30955° or 44° 18′ 34″ east
Inception
7th century
Open location code
8HG65885+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 190331200
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q1579525
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Frisian—“Saint Hripsime Church” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “kidist Arsema”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة هريبسيم”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Հռիփսիմե”
  • Armenian: “Էջմիածնի Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմեի հանգըտարան”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմեի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմեի վկայարան”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմեի տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմյանց Առատարի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմյանց Ս կասանաց վկայարան”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմյանց վկայական”
  • Armenian: “Հռիփսիմյանց վկայարան”
  • Armenian: “Ս Հռիփսիմե”
  • Armenian: “Ս Հռիփսիմեի տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հռիփսիմեի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Ripsime kilsəsi”
  • Catalan: “església de Santa Hripsimè”
  • Catalan: “Església de Santa Hripsimè”
  • Chinese: “圣赫利普西米教堂”
  • Chinese: “圣里普西梅教堂”
  • Chinese: “圣里西梅教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖賀利希美教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖里西梅教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Ripisme”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Ripsime”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Rispsime”
  • Czech: “chrám svaté Hripsime”
  • Czech: “Chrám svaté Ripsime”
  • Dutch: “St. Hripsime”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت هريبسيم”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Hripsime”
  • Esperanto: “Sankta Ripsime”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Hripsimé”
  • French: “Sainte-Hripsimé”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de Santa Hripsime”
  • Georgian: “რიფსიმეს ეკლესია”
  • German: “Kirche St. Hripsime”
  • German: “Sankt Hripsime-Kirche”
  • German: “Sankt-Hripsime-Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “Hripszime-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Hripszime-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Ripszime-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Janasuci Hripsime”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Ripsima”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Ripsima”
  • Korean: “성 흐립시메 성당”
  • Kotava: “Surp Hripsime (Echmiatsin)”
  • Kotava: “Surp Hripsime”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت هریپسیمه”
  • Persian: “کلیسای هریپسیمه مقدس، واغارشاپات”
  • Polish: “kościół św. Rypsymy w Wagharszapacie”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Rypsymy w Wagharszapacie”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfânta Hripsime”
  • Russian: “Церковь Св. Рипсиме”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Рипсиме”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Рипсимэ”
  • Serbian: “Црква Свете Хрипсиме”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva sv. Hripsime”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Svete Hripsime”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Svete Ripsime”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Hripsime”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Hripsime”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Hripsime”
  • Tatar: “Изге Рипсиме чиркәве”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์นักบุญฮริพซีแม”
  • Turkish: “Azize Hripsime Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Ріпсіме”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէ եկեղեցի”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan Sint-Hripsime”

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