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Holy Mother Of God Cathedral (other)
Holy Mother of God Cathedral may refer to: * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Harich, a church in a 7th century Armenian monastery located near the village of Harich in the Shirak Province of Armenia * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Nicosia, an Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Cyprus, located in the Strovolos district in Nicosia, Cyprus * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert, a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vagharshapat Church of the Holy Mother of God ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին Եկեղեցի), is a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 1767, during the reign of Catholicos Simeon I of Yerevan, on the remains of a 16th- ..., a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vilnius, the episcopal see of the Orthodox Christian Metropolitan of Vilnius and all Lithuania See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Mother Of God Cathedral, Harich
The Harichavank ( hy, Հառիճավանք; transliterated as ''Harijavank'' or ''Harichavank'') is 7th century Armenian monastery located near the village of Harich (Armenian: Հառիճ) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village is 3 km southeast of the town of Artik. History Harichavank known as one of the most famous monastic centers in Armenia and it was especially renowned for its school and scriptorium. Archaeological excavations of 1966 indicate that Harich was in existence during the 2nd century BC, and was one of the more well known fortress towns in Armenia. The oldest part of this Armenian monastery is the Church of St. Gregory the Enlightener (Սբ. Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ); it is a domed structure that is usually placed in the category of so-called "Mastara-style" churches (named after the fifth century church of St. Hovhannes in the village of Mastara, in the southern part of Shirak). The founding date of the monastery is unknown, but pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Mother Of God Cathedral, Nicosia
Holy Mother of God Cathedral ( hy, Սուրբ Աստուածածին Մայր Եկեղեցի), or Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, is the Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Cyprus, located in the Strovolos district in Nicosia, Cyprus. Following the 1963-1964 inter-communal troubles, the Armenian-Cypriot community of Nicosia lost its mediaeval church Notre Dame de Tyre now located in North Nicosia. As a result, President Makarios granted them use of the old Ayios Dhometios chapel in Ayios Dhometios. With the help of the World Council of Churches, the Church of Westphalia, the Cyprus government and the faithful, a new church was built in Strovolos, also called "Sourp Asdvadzadzin". Its foundation stone was laid on 25 September 1976 by Archbishop Makarios III and Archbishop Nerses Pakhdigian. It was officially inaugurated on 22 November 1981 by Catholicos of Cilicia Khoren I and Coadjutor Catholicos of Cilicia Karekin II, in the presence of Archbishop Chrysostomos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Mother Of God Cathedral, Stepanakert
Holy Mother of God Cathedral ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար, Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Mayr Tachar), also known as Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Cathedral, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A 4-meter statue of King Vachagan III was planned to be placed on a 2-meter pedestal near the church. The church - under construction for 12 years - was consecrated on April 7, 2019. History The cathedral became a bomb shelter during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ..., with civilians taking refuge in the basement of the cathedral from Azerbaijan's bombardment of Stepanakert. Gallery Stepanakert cathedral under construction March 2018-3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Mother Of God Cathedral, Vagharshapat
Church of the Holy Mother of God ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին Եկեղեցի), is a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 1767, during the reign of Catholicos Simeon I of Yerevan, on the remains of a 16th-century wooden church. It is located at the center of modern-day Vagharshapat, around 200 meters north of the walls of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. History and architecture Prior to the construction of the church, a 16th-century wooden church used to stand on the same point of the modern-day church. According to a description left on a stone in one of the internal walls of the church, Holy Mother of God was built in 1767 with the initiation of Catholicos Simeon I of Yerevan. The church belongs to the type of single nave basilicas with no dome. Many khachkars (cross stones) composed during the 18th century, were placed in the external walls of the church. The churchyard was home to a religious school. During the Soviet period, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Mother Of God Cathedral, Vilnius
The Cathedral of the Theotokos in Vilnius (; russian: Пречи́стенский кафедра́льный собо́р) is the episcopal see of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Metropolitan of Vilnius and all Lithuania. In 1415 – 1795 it was a cathedral temple metropolitan bishops of Kiev of the Ruthenian Orthodox Church and the Ruthenian Uniate Church (following the 1596 Union of Brest) within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History 14–18th centuries The cathedral was built during the reign of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas for his Orthodox second wife Uliana of Tver in 1346. It was constructed by |
Holy Mother Of God Church (other)
Church of the Mother of God, Holy Mother of God Church, Church of the Theotokos, or similar, may refer to: Armenia * Holy Mother of God Church, Vagharshapat * Holy Mother of God Church, Voskepar * Holy Mother of God Church, Yeghvard * Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi * Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church, Yerevan Bulgaria * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Boboshevo * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Panagyurishte * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv Georgia * Areni Church * Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi Iran * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Darashamb * Holy Mother of God Church, Tehran Serbia * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Kuršumlija * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Selačka Syria * Church of the Holy Mother of God, Aleppo Turkey * Church of the Theotokos at Lips (Constantinople), now the Fenari Isa Mosque, Istanbul See also * St. Mary's Church (other) * Dormition of the Theotokos Church (other) * Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
