List of churches in Yerevan

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The following is a list of churches and cathedrals in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan along with their architectural styles. [1] [2]

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Active churches

Armenian Apostolic

NameImageConsecrationLocationArchitectStyle
Katoghike Church Kathoghile, Yerevan.JPG 126415/1 Abovyan Street, Kentron District Single-nave domed basilica
Saint Hakob Church of Kanaker S. Hakob Church 1679 Kanaker.JPG 1679 [3] 20/1 Kanaker 6th street, Kanaker-Zeytun District Three-nave basilica without dome
Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church Iglesia de Zoravor, Erevan, Armenia, 2016-10-03, DD 14.jpg 16944 Tumanyan street 2nd alley, Kentron District Three-nave basilica without dome
Holy Mother of God Church
(Kanaker)
S. Astvatsatsin Church 1695 Kanaker.jpg 1695Kanaker 6th street 2nd alley, Kanaker-Zeytun District Three-nave basilica with no dome
Surp Gevork Church, Noragavit Ekeghets`akan Hamalir Noragavt`i S. Geworg (48).JPG 17th century Noragavit 7th street, Shengavit District Three-nave basilica without dome
Saint John the Baptist Church St John The Baptist Church of Yerevan.jpg 171015 Kozern street, Kentron District Baghdasar Arzoumanian
and Areg Israelyan (reconstruction)
Cruciform
Saint Sarkis Cathedral Sowrb Sargis, Israyel yan p`ogh., ArmAg (1).jpg 184221 Israelyan street, Kentron District Rafael Israelyan (renovation)Vertical-emphasis rectangular
Surp Kiraki Church Surb Kiraki Church, Noragavit.JPG 19th century Noragavit 7th street, Shengavit District Single-nave basilica without dome
Saint Ananias' Chapel Zoravar 2.JPG 18894 Tumanyan street 2nd alley, Kentron District Single-nave domed basilica
Surp Khach Zoravor Chapel1991 Shengavit District Ruben GasparyanSingle-nave basilica without dome
Holy Mother of God Church, Nork-Marash Yerevan, Nork-Marash district, Surb Astvatsatsin Church.JPG 1995225 Armenak Armenakyan street, Nork-Marash District Radial
Holy Mother of God Church, Malatia-Sebastia Erevani Surb Mariam Astvacacin ekexeci 38.JPG 1998Romanos Melikyan street, Malatia-Sebastia District Hrachya GasparyanRadial
Holy Vartanants Martyrs Chapel Yerablur and Saint Vartan chapel, 2009 (1).jpg 1998 Yerablur, Malatia-Sebastia District Single-nave domed basilica
Saint Sarkis Church, Nor Nork Sowrb Sargis ekeghets`i, Nor Nork`, Erewan.JPG 1999Galshoyan street, Nor Nork District Baghdasar ArzoumanianCircular
Saint Gregory Cathedral Surp Grigor church Yerevan5.jpg 2001Yervand Kochar street, Kentron District Stepan KurkchyanMix of cruciform and
vertical-emphasis rectangular
Holy Mother of God Church, Avan Ekeghets`i S. Astvatsatsin (11).JPG 2002Marshall Babajanian street, Avan District Grisha Melik-SarkisianCruciform
Holy Martyrs Church, Davtashen Holy Martyrs church, Davtashen.jpg 2003Sasna Tsrer street, Davtashen District Levon OumedyanSingle-nave domed basilica
Holy Trinity Church The Holy Trinity Church, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan, Armenia adjusted.JPG 200511 Raffi street, Malatia-Sebastia District Baghdasar Arzoumanian Circular
Holly Cross Church, Charbakh Surb Khach Church (15).jpg 2006 Nerkin Charbakh 8th street, Shengavit District Hrachya GasparyanCruciform
Holy Mother of God Church, Nor Nork Nanseni t`angaran.jpg 2014Fridtjof Nansen park, Nor Nork District Albert Sokhikyan
Artashes Sokhikyan
Single-nave domed basilica
Holy Martyrs Church, Nubarashen Holy Martyrs, Nubarashen.jpg 201513th street, Nubarashen District Artak Ghulyan Radial
Saint Anna Church Surp Anna Yerevan 2014 (2).jpg 2015 Abovyan Street, Kentron District Vahagn MovsisyanCruciform
Holy Cross Church, Arabkir Holy Cross Church, Arabkir (Yerevan) (1).jpg 2018 Komitas Avenue, Arabkir District Artak GhulyanVertical-emphasis rectangular
Church of the Holy Apostles, Shengavit Holy Apostles Church, Shengavit District, Yerevan.jpg 2019Verin Shengavit 2nd Street, Shengavit District Hakob BabakhanyanSingle-nave domed basilica

Russian Orthodox church buildings

NameImageConsecrationLocationArchitectStyle
Intercession of the Holy Mother of God Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God1.jpg 191668 Zakaria Kanakertsi street, Kanaker-Zeytun District Fyodor Verzhbitsky Mix of bell-tower and
single-domed ship-like churches style
Holy Cross Church Pravoslavnaia tserkov' v Erevane (2).jpg 2017Admiral Isakov Avenue, Malatia-Sebastia District Four piers church style

Partly-ruined churches

Armenian Apostolic

NameImageConsecrationLocationArchitectStyle
Holy Mother of God Chapel
(Avan) (half-ruined)
Sb Astvatsatsin Chapel, Avan, Yerevan1.JPG 4th centuryNever Safaryan street, Avan District Single-nave basilica with no dome
Katoghike Tsiranavor Church
(Avan) (half-ruined)
Avan 1.JPG 591Marshal Khudyakov street 2nd alley, Avan District Radial
Surp Hovhannes Chapel
(Avan) (half-ruined)
S. Hovhannes Avan.JPG 12-13th centuriesNever Safaryan street, Avan District Single-nave basilica with no dome
Holy Mother of God Parochial Church
(Avan)
Avan Oldchurch.JPG 19th centuryAvan 14th street 4th alley, Avan District Single-nave basilica with no dome

Entirely demolished churches

Armenian Apostolic

NameImageConsecrationDemolitionLocationArchitectStyle
Saint Paul and Peter Church St peter paul yerevan 1930.png 5th century1930Replaced by the Moscow Cinema
on Abovyan Street, Kentron District
Single-nave basilica with no dome
Holy Mother of God Katoghike Church Katokhike before.png 7th century1936Replaced by the languages institute
on Abovyan Street, Kentron District
Three-nave domed basilica
Gethsemane Chapel Gethsemane chapel Yerevan 1901.jpg 1690s1920sReplaced by the Yerevan Opera Theater
on Tumanyan street, Kentron District
Single-nave basilica with no dome
Mler Chapel Mler chapel Yerevan 1920.jpg 19th century1930sReplaced by the Komitas Pantheon
on Arshakunyats Avenue, Shengavit District
Cruciform
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church Surb grigor lusavorich.png 19001949Replaced by the Yeghishe Charents School
on Amiryan street, Kentron District
Cruciform

Russian Orthodox

NameImageConsecrationDemolitionLocationArchitectStyle
Saint Nikolai Russian Cathedral St. Nikolai.png Second half of
the 19th century
1931Replaced by Shahumyan Square, Kentron District Vasili Mirzoyan,
Nikita Kitkin
Four piers church style

Under construction

Armenian Apostolic

NameImageConsecrationLocationArchitectStyle
Holy Translators ChurchTBDTbilisi highway, Arabkir District Erick OhanyanCircular
Surp Mesrop Mashtots ChurchTBDLiberators' Street, Erebuni District Artak GhulyanMix of cruciform and
vertical-emphasis rectangular
Holy Martyrs Church Holy Martyrs Church, Yerevan (scale model).jpg 2020Arshakunyats Avenue, Shengavit District Artak GhulyanMix of cruciform and
vertical-emphasis rectangular

References

  1. Churches of Yerevan
  2. Old and new Churches in Yerevan
  3. Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 40. ISBN   99941-0-121-8.