Armenian apostolic Church of St. Catherine

St. Catherine's Armenian Church is an Armenian Apostolic church on Nevsky Prospect, in central , Russia. Built in the 1770s, it is one of the earliest Armenian churches in Russia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church in Russia
  • Also known as: “Catharinakerk (Sint-Petersburg)” and “Saint Catherine’s Armenian Church”
  • Address: Невский проспект 40-42 литБ, Санкт-Петербург, 191186

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Russia and Shostakovich Academic Philarmonia.

Library
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The , located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. is situated 280 metres southeast of Armenian apostolic Church of St. Catherine.

Theater building
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Saint Petersburg Philharmonia, officially the Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonia Named After D. D. Shostakovich, is a music society located in , Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed.

Museum
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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in , which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. is situated 560 metres north of Armenian apostolic Church of St. Catherine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Saint Petersburg.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

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, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and Leningrad in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants, the fourth most populous city in Europe, the world's northernmost city of at least a million residents, and the former capital of the Russian Empire.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Armenian apostolic Church of St. Catherine

Latitude
59.93538° or 59° 56′ 7″ north
Longitude
30.33228° or 30° 19′ 56″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Armenian apostolic Church of St. Catherine” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Կատարինե եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Yekaterina erməni kilsəsi”
  • Chinese: “聖卡特琳娜亞美尼亞教堂”
  • Czech: “Chrám svaté Kateřiny”
  • Dutch: “Catharinakerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت كاترين الارمنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Armena preĝejo Sankta Katarina”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Katariinan armenialainen kirkko”
  • French: “Église apostolique Arménienne de Sainte-Catherine”
  • French: “église arménienne Sainte-Catherine”
  • French: “Église arménienne Sainte-Catherine”
  • Italian: “chiesa armena di Santa Caterina”
  • Italian: “Chiesa armena di Santa Caterina”
  • Persian: “کلیسای کاتارینه مقدس (سنت پترزبورگ)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای کاتارینه مقدس”
  • Russian: “Армянская церковь Святой Екатерины”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Екатерины”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätej Kataríny”
  • Turkish: “Azize Katerina Ermeni Kilisesi”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Katarinatsjerke (Sint-Petersburch)”
  • Western Frisian: “Armeenske Katarinatsjerke”

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