Saint Gregory The Illuminator Cathedral in Gavarr

Really big inside. It is a good place to sit, think and pray for peace

Impressive and beautiful church. Must see in Yerevan.

Elegant modern cathedral

Nice place but for few minutes

Great

Very large and beautiful church,one of the largest religious building in armenia.I highly recommend visiting this church.

Great 👍🏼💜

Really love the simplicity of the church. Behind the alter is a painting of Mary and baby Jesus that is very uniques and probably more culturally accurate. Very large and beautiful church. Would love to see it on a Sunday service. I highly recommend visiting this church.

Nice Decorative Church in the heart of Yerevan u can feel the spirit of ✝️, lovely clean and combination of modern and classic architecture, very interesting design !!!

very nice

calm and impressive place

Beautiful church. Interior is amazing.

Amazing! One of the biggest impressions

Saint Gregory The Illuminator Cathedral is a very nice old Church in the center on Yerevan city.Very peaceful and quiet from inside in the days week, but it is crowded on Sundays and in other Ceremonies.It needs more attention for the surrounding areas such as planting more flowers and adding more benches to rest in the beautiful walking stairs.Dont miss the light some candles in the candle place which is located directly behind the church.I recommend visiting this Cathedral.

Gorgeous church, very new finished in 2001. Grounds are not taken care of at all.

Biggest cathedral in the city

There is really nothing special about this particular church. Its a pretty big bland building built in 2001. There is no history there and the staff follow you around yelling no pictures. I was nearby and thought maybe the inside would be more decorated but it was as equally bland. It looks like they got someone who designs shopping malls to design this church.

A msut seen place if you are in Yerevan

Very nice and so calm place. I love this church and reccomended to others

The Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator sits prominently on top of a hill in the middle of Yerevan. On a good day, it is visible from miles away. Its an important place of worship, but as a tourist attraction, its a place that lacks history and character. There are literally hundreds of churches and monasteries around Armenia that offer a lot more.

Really beautiful building, nice architecture, even not so much light during the night is totally worth to pay a visit.

one of the most beautiful churchs in yerevan! architecture is amazing and you can take lots of beautiful pictures in there!

Grand, quite, authentic place. The area surrounding the temple looks like it really needing to be more upkept.

Nice place to visit!

Saint Gregory the Illuminator (c. 257 – c. 331is the patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He was a religious leader who is credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity in 301. Armenia thus became the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion.Bartholomew and Thaddeus brought Christianity to Armenia in 30 A.D. to 46 A.D. depending on what book or articles you read. So they established many pockets of Christianity. Even converting Kings and royal families. All before 257 A.D., so because he was the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church he gets all the credit.Its a nice church sitting on a small hill. The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, also known as the Yerevan Cathedral is currently the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the world. The church was built between 1997 & 200, holds 1700 worshipers and is 200 feet tall.

It is the cathedral build to celebrating 1700 years of Christianity of Armenians, it has 1700 seats

The church is very solemn. Its a big church, the altar lovely 😘😘😘

Nice place to visit as a tourist.We visit this place at Sunday, there were a religious Ceremoney, so we couldnt stay there. but the environment was nice.The negative point was the limitation for photography. Tourists like to take photos anywhere and share them with other people, but taking photos inside of this place was forbidden.

Here is was baptised and married nu the kindest minister of this Beautiful church, even though i AM not a native hè still allowed me to get baptised intonhis church and be a child of Saint Grigor

I love that the church is so big that lets you find an own corner to pray in peace.

Yet another church/monestary. It’s big and clean, but there is really not that much special about it. If you like churches don’t miss it.

Amazing scale for this huge apostolic church in Yerevan. The arched ceiling are vast and the electric candles light up chandeliers in the domes. There are unexpectedly seats, but the church is relatively bare. It sits at the side of the park, but the gardens could be better maintained.

Even though from outside this is average, inside it is really nice and peaceful!

Stunning church but the surroundings is unkept.

Looks beautiful at night when its lighted up.

It is the biggest church in Armenia and one of the newest. The church is dedicated to 1700th year of Christianity in Armenia.

The church is just walking distance from the Republic Square. The interior of the place is really vast and inside was really quite. During winter the place around is presented with bare trees which is also good in taking instagrammable picture as it offers a unique background.

The biggest church in Armenia. It was built in 2014 to celebrate the 1700 anniversary of the adaptation of Christianity of Armenians. The interior is rather plain for there are no stone carvings and depictions. Definetely a must-see in Yerevan.

The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral(Armenian: Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ մայր եկեղեցի, Surb Grigor Lusavorich mayr yekeghetsi), also known as the Cathedral of Yerevan is currently the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the world, effectively making it the current largest Armenian cathedral. It is located in the Kentron District (Central Districtof Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and considered to be one of the largest religious buildings in the South Caucasus along with the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (known as the Sameba Cathedral). Adjacent to the General Andranik metro station, its visible from the numerous corners of German.The cathedral was constructed by the initiative of Catholicos Vazgen I. Its construction started on April 7th, 1997 with a ground blessing service conducted by Catholicos Karekin I. The church complex was designed by the architect Stepan Kurkchyan and the construction was completed in 2001.The consecration of the cathedral took place on September 23rd, 2001, on occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as a state religion of Armenia[1]The cathedral houses the relics of Saint Gregory the Illuminator and the Holy Remains of St. Gregory that were brought from Naples, Italy. Shortly after the consecration of the cathedral, Pope John Paul II paid a visit to the cathedral.

You may not find this church in the list of places to visit in Yerevan but I highly recommended to visit this church. It may not be as ancient as other cathedrals in Armenia but this is a beautiful church and you will definitely enjoy the atmosphere inside.

Wow! Never seen such a unique and interesting design of church interior. It is Armenian church which is one of the first in the world. Very well built and preserved. Absolutely a must visit place in Yerevan. Yes, the outside area may be a bit intimidating, but no worries just go inside and enjoy the chandeliers, benches and ceiling design in the shape of squares. Looks very post-modern while in fact was built centuries ago. Super!

Amazing church located close to the metro station Zoravar Andranic. Close to the church is located Yerevan state university and many commercial malls and 2 parks. On front of the church there is NB an impressive statue of Armenian national hero Zoravar Andranic

One of the biggest churches in Armenia, but the architecture is not typical Armenian.

Fancy modern church and in a great location in Yerevan. Went to a mass on Sunday named after the son of the first Christian nation.

One of the most beautiful Churches Ive ever visited...

First church we visited when visiting Armenia. Very beautuful, a must see.

When meets the old and the new-Yerevan B.C. 8th century and Saint Grigor the Illuminator 21th century.

The first church Ive visited in Armenia. Large, beautiful and peaceful!

The most beautiful cultural building that I have seen in the Armenia

One of the largest churches in Yerevan, though expect to obey their customs if you want to visit.