Saint Hripsimé Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէի եկեղեցի is one of the oldest surviving churches in Armenia. The church was erected by Catholicos Komitas atop the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in the year 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsimé to who the church was dedicated to. The structure was completed in the year 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. This church together with other nearby sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located the present day city of Etchmiadzin, Armenia in the Armavir Province.
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| - Saint Hripsimé Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէի եկեղեցի is one of the oldest surviving churches in Armenia. The church was erected by Catholicos Komitas atop the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in the year 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsimé to who the church was dedicated to. The structure was completed in the year 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. This church together with other nearby sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located the present day city of Etchmiadzin, Armenia in the Armavir Province.
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| - Saint Hripsime Church, May 2008
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| - Saint Hripsime Church
- Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէի եկեղեցի
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| - Radiating type; tetraconch with angular niches, inner octagon with cylindrical niches in corners
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| - Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
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| - Ejmiatsin, Armavir Province,
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| - Saint Hripsimé Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէի եկեղեցի is one of the oldest surviving churches in Armenia. The church was erected by Catholicos Komitas atop the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in the year 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsimé to who the church was dedicated to. The structure was completed in the year 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. This church together with other nearby sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located the present day city of Etchmiadzin, Armenia in the Armavir Province.
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