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Armenian Saint Gayane Church

Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin).

St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630 at the site of the martyrdom of St. Gayane and her two friends.

In 2000, Saint Gayane Church was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites along with the historical churches of Vagharshapat.

Anahit Hayrapetian Armenians And Armenia

Սուրբ Գայանե Եկեղեցի – St. Gayane Church

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