Saint Gayane Church

The Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, the religious center of . It is located within walking distance from the of 301.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church
  • Address: Վաղարշապատ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Manoukian Manuscript Library.

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 490 metres north of Saint Gayane Church.

Library
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian is a manuscript library located in , Armenia. is situated 360 metres north of Saint Gayane Church.

Pitch
, is an abandoned football in , Armenia. Owned by the , the stadium is located near the southern walls of the Mother See complex. is situated 180 metres northwest of Saint Gayane Church.

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 3 km northwest of Saint Gayane Church.

Saint Gayane Church

Latitude
40.15748° or 40° 9′ 27″ north
Longitude
44.29185° or 44° 17′ 31″ east
Open location code
8HG6574R+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194252618
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q1450786
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Saint Gayane Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Գայանե”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի”
  • Catalan: “església de Santa Gaianè”
  • Catalan: “Església de Santa Gaianè”
  • Chinese: “圣加雅涅教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Gajane”
  • Czech: “Kostel svaté Gajené”
  • Dutch: “Saint Gayane Church”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جايان”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Gajane”
  • Esperanto: “Sankta Gajane”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Gayané”
  • French: “Sainte-Gayané”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de Santa Gaiane”
  • Georgian: “გაიანეს ეკლესია”
  • German: “St.-Gajane-Kirche”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Janasuci Gayane”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Gaiana”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Gaianè”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Gaianè”
  • Korean: “성 가야네 성당”
  • Kotava: “Surp Gayane (Echmiatsin)”
  • Kotava: “Surp Gayane”
  • Malayalam: “സയ്ന്റ് ഗയാനെ ചർച്ച്”
  • Ossetian: “Сыгъдæг Гаянейы аргъуан”
  • Ossetian: “Сыгъдæг Гаянэйы аргъуан”
  • Persian: “کلیسای گایانه قدیس”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Gajany w Eczmiadzynie”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Гаяне”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Гаянэ”
  • Serbian: “Црква Свете Гајане”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Gajane”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Gajane”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Gayana”
  • Tatar: “Изге Гаяне чиркәве”
  • Turkish: “Azize Gayane Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Гаяне”
  • Western Armenian: “Ս. Գայեանէ եկեղեցի”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan Sint-Gajane”

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