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Saint Gayane Church

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	Armenia
Coordinate	:	40.1573136, 44.2910594
Description	:	The Church of Saint Gayane (Armenian: Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի) is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from Etchmiadzin Cathedral. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630. Its design has remained unchanged despite partial renovations of the dome and some ceilings in 1652. Gayane was the name of an abbess who was martyred with other nuns by Tiridates III of Armenia in the year 301, and subsequently made a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2000, Saint Gayane Church was listed in the... Read More	The Church of Saint Gayane (Armenian: Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի) is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from Etchmiadzin Cathedral. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630. Its design has remained unchanged despite partial renovations of the dome and some ceilings in 1652. Gayane was the name of an abbess who was martyred with other nuns by Tiridates III of Armenia in the year 301, and subsequently made a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2000, Saint Gayane Church was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites along with historical churches of Vagharshapat. The memorials of a number of Catholicoi (leaders of the Armenian Church) are found within a colonnade in front of the church, and there is a burial ground nearby outside the church.

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Saint Gayane Church is located at Vagharshapat Armavir ,Armenia.
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Latitude: 40.1573136
Longitude: 44.2910594