Saint Mesrop Mashtots church
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Saint Mesrop Mashtots” and “Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church”
- Address: 36 Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի փողոց, Օշական
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oshakan bridge.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 250 metres south of Saint Mesrop Mashtots church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oshakan and Voskevaz.
Oshakan
Village
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Oshakan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
Voskevaz
Village
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Voskevaz is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Not far from the center of the village is the church of Surp Hovhannes, built between the 7th and 12th centuries. The village is home to the Hayasy brewery. Voskevaz is situated 2½ km northwest of Saint Mesrop Mashtots church.
Sasunik
Village
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Sasunik is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were resettled from the old village of Sasunik in 1960. Sasunik is situated 2½ km east of Saint Mesrop Mashtots church.
Saint Mesrop Mashtots church
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.25859° or 40° 15′ 31″ northLongitude
44.31565° or 44° 18′ 56″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8HG67858+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 224162673OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q13054825
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Saint Mesrop Mashtots church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց եկեղեցի”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Mesropa Maštoce”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس ميسروب ماشتوتس”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Mesrop Maŝtoc”
- Georgian: “ოშაკანის მესროპ მაშტოცის ეკლესია”
- Kurdish: “tikitiki tone fila tone”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع مسروب ماشتوتس مقدس”
- Russian: “Церковь Ошакан”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Месропа Маштоца”
- Turkish: “Aziz Mesrop Maştots Kilisesi”
- Western Armenian: “Ս. Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց Եկեղեցի”
- Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց Եկեղեցի”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Armenian Alphabet and Թուխ Մանուկ եկեղեցի.
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