St Gregory
The Saint Stephen Church of Lmbat Monastery, more commonly known as Lmbatavank, is a church located on a hillside southwest of the town of Artik in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was constructed in the 7th century and was dedicated to Saint Stephen.- Type: Church
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Lmbatavank”, “Lmpate”, “Լմբատ”, “Լմպատավանք”, and “Վանական համալիր՝ Լմբատավանք”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Artik) and Harichavank Monastery.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Artik)
Church
Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Artik) is situated 2 km northeast of St Gregory.
Harichavank Monastery
Church
The Harichavank is a 7th-century Armenian monastery located near the village of Harich in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village is 3 km southeast of the town of Artik. Harichavank Monastery is situated 3½ km east of St Gregory.
Pemzashen Church
Church
Pemzashen Church of the 7th century is located within the village of Pemzashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia just off the main road through town. It sits adjacent to the foundations of a 5th-century basilica. Pemzashen Church is situated 3 km southwest of St Gregory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artik and Tufashen.
Artik
Town
Artik is a town in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 19,534. As per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Artik was around 18,800.
Tufashen
Village
Tufashen is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Tufashen is situated 3½ km west of St Gregory.
Harich
Village
Harich is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field. Harich is situated 4 km east of St Gregory.
St Gregory
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.60828° or 40° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
43.95778° or 43° 57′ 28″ east
Open location code
8HG5JX55+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“St Gregory” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լմբաթավանք”
- Armenian: “Լմբատավանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Lmbatavank”
- Chinese: “勒姆巴塔万克”
- Chinese: “勒姆巴塔萬克”
- Dutch: “Lmbatavank”
- Esperanto: “Lmbatavank”
- French: “Lmpat”
- Georgian: “ლმბატავანქი”
- German: “Lmbatavank”
- Persian: “لمباتاوانک”
- Russian: “Лмбатаванк”
- Swedish: “Lmbatavank”
- Turkish: “Lmbatavank Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Лмбатаванк”
- Western Frisian: “Lmbatavank”
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Highlights: Artik Medical Centre and Artik Police Department.
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