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ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR CATHEDRAL OF YEREVAN


1996-2001


Architect: Stepan Kyurkchyan

Structural Engineers: Hovhannes Meroyan, Yuri Dallakyan

Sponsors: Luise-Simon and Richard Manukyan, Nazar and Artemis Nazaryan, Gevorg and Linda Gevorgyan, Eduardo Eurnekian

Located in the southeastern part of the Ring Park, facing the “Russia” cinema, on an elevated site.

It is the mother cathedral of the capital, built in 1996-2001 according to the design of architect Stepan Kyurkchyan, to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion in Armenia.

The church was constructed through the donations of Richard and Luise-Simon Manukyan in memory of their late parents, Alek and Marie Manukyan. The two chapels were built through the donations of Nazar and Artemis Nazaryan, Gevorg and Linda Gevorgyan, and the bell tower through the donation of Eduardo Eurnekian.

The St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Cathedral is a complex structure comprising the church, chapels dedicated to King Trdat (Tiridates) the Great and Queen Ashkhen who adopted Christianity in 301 AD, an atrium attached to the west of the church, and a bell tower. A monastic building and parking lots have also been constructed.

The atrium houses a part of the relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the first Catholicos of All Armenians, which were brought from the Church of St. Gregory the Armenian (San Gregorio Armeno) in Naples by Catholicos Karekin II and presented to him by Pope John Paul II in the Vatican on November 11, 2000.

While possessing the characteristic features of classical Armenian architecture, the Mother Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Yerevan is contemporary and unlike any medieval Armenian church.

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