Holy Vartanants Martyrs Church
| Holy Vartanants Martyrs Church | |
|---|---|
Սրբոց Վարդանանց Նահատակաց եկեղեցի | |
  Shown within Armenia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°09′30″N 44°27′30″E / 40.158333°N 44.458333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Aslan Mkhitaryan[1] |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 1998 |
St. Vartanants Martyrs Church (Armenian: Սրբոց Վարդանանց Նահատակաց եկեղեցի, romanized: Srbots Vardanants Nahatakats yekeghetsi) is the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located on the Yerablur hill, right of the Yerevan-Echmiadzin highway.
On the day of Saint Vartanants, the Armenian Apostolic Church holds a liturgy in the church.[2][3]
The church is located next to the
History
The construction of St. Vardanants Martyrs Church in Yerablur began in 1994 on the initiative of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin I and Vazgen Sargsyan. The sponsors of the construction of the church are the Armenian Americans Hrach and Victoria Voskanyan. The church was consecrated in 1998 by Archbishop Garegin Nersisyan.
Gradually, a community formed around the church, consisting of the parents of the killed Armenian and Artsakh soldiers, whose graves are buried in the
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Church on the background of theYerablur Military Pantheon -
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Engraving on the wall of St. Vartanants Martyrs Church
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See also
References
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- ^ "Մալաթիա-Սեբաստիա, Եռաբլուր պանթեոն, Ս. Վարդանանց Նահատակաց եկեղեցի" [Malatia-Sebastia, Yerablur Pantheon, S. Vardanants Martyrs Church]. qahana.am (in Armenian).
- ^ "Եռաբլուր". barevarmenia.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Marine Martirosyan. "Արարատյան Հայրապետական թեմը նորակառույց եկեղեցիների թվով ռեկորդակիր է". hetq.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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