Saint Gayane Church

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Armenian Apostolic church UNESCO World Heritage Site component church building

Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian Apostolic church in Vagharshapat, renowned for its classical Armenian architecture and status as part of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Saint Hripsime Church	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Armenian Apostolic church ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ church building ⓘ
affiliation	Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	classical Armenian architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	domed basilica ⓘ
bellTowerAddedIn	17th century ⓘ
completionDate	630 ⓘ
country	Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important monument of early medieval Armenian architecture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Gayane NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
floorPlan	three-nave basilica ⓘ
foundedBy	Catholicos Ezra I NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ
hasApse	true ⓘ
hasBellTower	true ⓘ
hasBurialSite	Saint Gayane NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCloister	true ⓘ
hasDome	true ⓘ
hasSacristies	true ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criteria (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criteria (iii) ⓘ UNESCO criteria (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	7th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Armavir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots NERFINISHED ⓘ Vagharshapat NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	tuff stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Gayane NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Etchmiadzin Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Hripsime Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvartnots Cathedral archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	part of the earliest group of domed basilica churches in Armenia ⓘ well-preserved 7th-century Armenian architecture ⓘ
numberOfDomes	1 ⓘ
partOf	Etchmiadzin Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ religious complex of Etchmiadzin ⓘ
preservationStatus	well preserved ⓘ
region	Western Armenia (historical cultural region) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2000 ⓘ
usedFor	pilgrimage ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vagharshapat → contains → Saint Gayane Church ⓘ

Armavir Province → containsMonastery → Saint Gayane Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Hripsime Church

Armavir Province → containsMonastery → Saint Gayane Church ⓘ