St. Amenaprkitch
Holy Saviour's Church, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. It occupies the southern side of the Vartanants Square at the centre of Gyumri. It was constructed between 1858 and 1872 and consecrated in 1873.Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Church of the Holy Saviour”, “Holy Saviour Church in Gyumri”, and “Holy Saviour’s Church, Gyumri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vardanants Square and The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister.
Vardanants Square
Square
The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister
Museum
Photo: Meri Asatryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gallery of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters is a gallery in Armenia, exhibiting the complete collection of the painting, graphic, ceramic works of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan sisters. The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister is situated 240 metres north of St. Amenaprkitch.
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
Church
Photo: Crispin Semmens, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, also known as the Our Lady of Seven Wounds, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. Occupying the northern side of the Vartanants Square, the cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God is situated 250 metres northeast of St. Amenaprkitch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.
Gyumri
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of Shirak Province in Northern Armenia. The city was hit hard by the 1988 Spitak earthquake, the consequences of which are still visible throughout the city in the 2020’s.
Arapi
Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arapi is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census. Arapi is situated 3 km west of St. Amenaprkitch.
Akhuryan
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akhuryan is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 at the 2001 census. Akhuryan is situated 5 km east of St. Amenaprkitch.
St. Amenaprkitch
- Categories: cultural property, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78409° or 40° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
43.84118° or 43° 50′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRMR+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 366796806OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q13054764
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“St. Amenaprkitch” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գյումրիի Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Ամենափրկիչ”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ եկեղեցի (Գյումրի)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ եկեղեցի”
- Basque: “Salbatzailearen eliza (Gyumri)”
- Basque: “Salbatzailearen eliza”
- Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Збавіцеля (Гюмры)”
- Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Збавіцеля”
- Catalan: “Església del Sant Salvador (Gyumri)”
- Catalan: “Església del Sant Salvador”
- Chinese: “圣救世主教堂”
- Chinese: “聖救世主教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المخلص المقدس”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Sankta Savinto”
- Georgian: “გიუმრის მაცხოვრის ეკლესია”
- German: “Erlöserkirche in Gjumri”
- Persian: “کلیسای مسیح منجی، گیومری”
- Polish: “Kościół Zbawiciela w Giumri”
- Russian: “Сурб Аменапркич”
- Russian: “Церковь Всеспасителя”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Спасителя (Гюмри)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Спасителя”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev svetega odrešenika, Gjumri”
- Turkish: “Kutsal Kurtarıcı Kilisesi, Gümrü”
- Ukrainian: “Сурб Аменапркич”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Всеспасителя”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Спаса (Ґюмрі)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Спасителя”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Спасителя (Ґюмрі)”
- Western Frisian: “Hillige Ferlossertsjerke (Gjûmri)”
- Western Frisian: “Hillige Ferlossertsjerke”
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