Saint Grigor Shrine
Saint Grigor Shrine is a church in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Saint Grigor Shrine is situated nearby to the hill Didikond, as well as near the church Թուխ Մանուկ եկեղեցի.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Address: Օշական, 0226
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church and Oshakan bridge.
Saint Mesrop Mashtots church
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. Saint Mesrop Mashtots church is situated 450 metres southwest of Saint Grigor Shrine.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 690 metres southwest of Saint Grigor Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oshakan and Sasunik.
Oshakan
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 southeast of Saint Grigor Shrine.
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 Grigor Shrine.
Saint Grigor Shrine
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.26149° or 40° 15′ 41″ northLongitude
44.31942° or 44° 19′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8HG67869+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 458668950OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Saint Grigor Shrine” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր”
- Russian: “Церковь святого Георгия”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Didikond and Թուխ Մանուկ եկեղեցի.
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