Artavazik Church

Artavazik Church
Արտավազիկ եկեղեցի
Artavazik Church with a large khachkar monument seen behind the church across the ravine.
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
StatusInactive, ruins
Location
LocationByurakan, Aragatsotn Province,  Armenia
Artavazik Church is located in Armenia
Artavazik Church
Shown within Armenia
Artavazik Church is located in Aragatsotn
Artavazik Church
Artavazik Church (Aragatsotn)
Geographic coordinates40°20′24″N 44°16′13″E / 40.3400°N 44.2703°E / 40.3400; 44.2703
Architecture
TypeSmall cruciform central-plan
StyleArmenian
Completed7th century, with a 13th-century khachkar monument behind.
Dome(s)1 (collapsed); belfry drum preserved (belfry dome collapsed).

Artavazik Church (Armenian: Արտավազիկ եկեղեցի) of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The name of the church goes back to the Armenian king at the time, presumed to be the founder.